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+title: "What is the Kanvas Catalog?"
+subtitle: "Ready-to-go templates for cloud and cloud native infrastructure"
+date: 2024-11-05
+author: Layer5 Team
+thumbnail: ../../../../assets/images/catalog-icon/catalog2.svg
+darkthumbnail: ../../../../assets/images/catalog-icon/catalog.svg
+description: "A comprehensive guide to the Kanvas Catalog, a collection of curated, pre-built, and ready-to-use cloud and cloud native infrastructure configurations."
+type: Blog
+category: Kanvas
+tags:
+  - Catalog
+featured: false
+published: true
+resource: true
+---
+
+import { BlogWrapper } from "../../Blog.style.js";
+import { Link } from "gatsby";
+import { BlockquoteAlt } from "../../../../reusecore/Blockquote/Blockquote-alt-style";
+
+<BlogWrapper>
+
+### What is the [Kanvas Catalog](/cloud-native-management/catalog)?
+
+Think of it as a hub for sharing and discovering best practices, reusable templates, and operational patterns for Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure. It's like a marketplace where you can find and contribute pre-built configurations designed for various use cases.
+
+
+### What can you find in the Catalog?
+
+- Design Patterns: Ready-made blueprints for common infrastructure and application architectures. These patterns can save you significant time and effort in designing your deployments.  
+- Filters and Applications: Pre-configured filters for Envoy proxies, WebAssembly filters, and complete application deployments.
+- Meshery Designs: Share and reuse your own Meshery configurations, making it easier to collaborate and standardize your deployments.  
+- Meshery Models: Share and reuse your own Meshery models, making it easier to collaborate and standardize your component library.
+
+#### Why is the Catalog useful?
+
+- Accelerated Development: Leverage existing patterns to jumpstart your projects and avoid reinventing the wheel.
+- Community Knowledge: Benefit from the collective experience of the Layer5 community and industry best practices.  
+- Standardization: Promote consistency and reduce errors by using predefined configurations.
+- Collaboration: Share your own designs and contribute to the growing collection of patterns.
+
+### How can you contribute to the Catalog?
+ 
+
+
+
+</BlogWrapper>