System for managing deployment of distributed computing resources

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for performing a method for managing deployment of distributed computing resources, the method comprising:

• causing a node agent to be installed on a remote computing node, wherein the node agent is configured to run as an application with user-level privileges on the remote computing node;
• transmitting, to the node agent using a compact messaging protocol, a request to install a container on the remote computing node, wherein the container is pre-configured with an application;
• transmitting, to the node agent using the compact messaging protocol, a request to run the application in the container on the remote computing node;
• and
• receiving, from the application running on the remote computing node, application data.

An apparatus for managing deployment of distributed computing resources, comprising:

• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
• a processor in data communication with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the apparatus to perform a method for managing deployment of distributed computing resources, the method comprising:
• causing a node agent to be installed on a remote computing node, wherein the node agent is configured to run as an application with user-level privileges on the remote computing node;
• transmitting, to the node agent using a compact messaging protocol, a request to install a container on the remote computing node, wherein the container is pre-configured with an application;
• transmitting, to the node agent using the compact messaging protocol, a request to run the application in the container on the remote computing node;
• and
• receiving, from the application running on the remote computing node, application data.