Reference

Technical specifications, APIs, and comprehensive details of all JAAS components.

Platform

JAAS is a multi-controller orchestration platform that coordinates Juju controllers and enhances resource management across cloud deployments.

Plugin

You interact with JAAS through the JAAS plugin – a CLI extension that provides commands for managing multi-controller deployments and access control. JAAS provides audit logging for tracking operations and changes across all managed controllers.

JIMM controller

JIMM (Juju Intelligent Model Manager) is the server component that powers JAAS, providing the central controller that coordinates multiple Juju controllers.

Users

JAAS extends Juju’s authentication with groups and roles, providing fine-grained access control for users across multiple controllers.

Infrastructure and applications

JAAS manages Juju entities – controllers, models, clouds, and offers – with multi-controller coordination and centralized access control.