Hi, GitLab PM here, thanks for the mention. We're indeed trying to make use of kubernetes inside GitLab as simple as possible. And just to add to your comment, you can try out kubernetes integration (https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/clusters/) independent of auto devops and vice-versa (https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/). Both of these are available in our core offering.