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title: 'Addon: shifu'
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# Addon: shifu

**Compatibility**:
**Source**: See [Shifu](https://github.com/Edgenesis/shifu) website for details.

Shifu is a Kubernetes native, production-grade, protocol & vendor agnostic IoT development framework. Its main features include:

*Kubernetes native* — developing your application while managing your devices, spare the need for maintaining an additional O&M infrastructure

*Open Platform*\* — No vendor lock-in. You can easily deploy Shifu on the edge(from RaspberryPi to edge clusters) or on the cloud(public, private and hybrid cloud are all supported).

*Protocol agnostic* — HTTP, MQTT, RTSP, Siemens S7, TCP socket, OPC UA…The microservice architecture of Shifu enables it to quickly adapt to new protocols.

## [Usage](https://canonical.com/microk8s/docs/addon-shifu?format=md#p-38682-usage)

To enable the addon:

```
microk8s enable shifu
```

The addon can be disabled at any time with:

```
microk8s disable shifu
```

## [Links](https://canonical.com/microk8s/docs/addon-shifu?format=md#p-38682-links)

To learn more about shifu visit:

* the [Shifu official](https://shifu.dev/) website
* the project’s [github repository](https://github.com/Edgenesis/shifu)

Last updated 3 years ago. [Help improve this document in the forum](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/addon-shifu/23327).