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Also known as K8s, container orchestrator

Kubernetes (), also known as K8s, is an open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management. Originally designed by Google, the project is now maintained by a worldwide community of contributors, and the trademark is held by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

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Kubernetes (K8s)
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Kubernetes
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Google
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Cloud Native Computing Foundation
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Go
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Cluster management software
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Apache License 2.0

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Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for managing [containerized applications] across multiple hosts. It provides basic mechanisms for the deployment, maintenance, and scaling of applications. Kubernetes builds upon a decade and a half of experience at Google running production workloads at scale using a system called [Borg], combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community. Kubernetes is hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ([CNCF]). If your company wants to help shape the evolution of technologies that are container-packaged, dynamically scheduled, and microservices-oriented, consider joining the CNCF. For details about who's involved and how Kubernetes plays a role, read the CNCF [announcement]. The [community repository] hosts all information about building Kubernetes from source, how to contribute code and documentation, who to contact about what, etc. If you need support, start with the [troubleshooting guide], and work your way through the process that we've outlined. [announcement]: [Borg]: [CNCF]: [communication]: [community repository]: [containerized applications]: [developer's documentation]: [Docker environment]: [Go environment]: [kubernetes.io]: [Scalable Microservices with Kubernetes]: [troubleshooting guide]: The Calendar has the list of all the meetings in the Kubernetes community in a single location. The User Case Studies website has real-world use cases of organizations across industries that are deploying/migrating to Kubernetes. Kubernetes project is governed by a framework of principles, values, policies and processes to help our community and constituents towards our shared goals. The Kubernetes Community is the launching point for learning about how we organize ourselves. The Kubernetes Steering community repo is used by the Kubernetes Steering Committee, which oversees governance of the Kubernetes project. The Kubernetes Enhancements repo provides information about Kubernetes releases, as well as feature tracking and backlogs.

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k8s.io
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publication date
2014-06-07
source code repository URL
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
official blog URL
kubernetes.io/blog
software version identifier
1.36.0
social media followers
261328
Commons category
Kubernetes
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Contents
  • History
  • Concepts
  • Control plane
  • Etcd
  • API server
  • Scheduler
  • Controllers
  • Nodes
  • kubelet
  • Container runtime
  • kube-proxy
  • Namespaces
  • Pods
  • Workloads
  • ReplicaSets, ReplicationControllers and Deployments
  • StatefulSets
  • DaemonSets
  • Services
  • Volumes
  • ConfigMaps and Secrets
  • Labels and selectors
  • Add-ons
  • Storage
  • Container Storage Interface (CSI)
  • API
  • API objects
  • Custom resources, controllers and operators
  • API security
  • Transport security
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • API clients
  • Cluster API
  • Uses
  • Criticism
  • Distributions
  • Open-source distributions
  • Commercial distributions
  • Managed distributions
  • Release timeline
  • Support windows
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kubernetes (), also known as K8s, is an open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management. Originally designed by Google, the project is now maintained by a worldwide community of contributors, and the trademark is held by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

The name Kubernetes comes from the Ancient Greek term , which is also the origin of the words cybernetics and (through Latin) governor. "Kubernetes" is often abbreviated with the numerical contraction "K8s", meaning "the letter K, followed by 8 letters, followed by s".

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