Kubernetes is a container-orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It was originally designed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Its name is derived from Greek and means “helmsman” or “pilot.”
Kubernetes provides a platform to run and manage containerized applications in a distributed cluster environment. It uses an orchestration system based on a shared declarative configuration that is represented as YAML or JSON. This allows users to launch and manage applications across multiple nodes in the cluster without manual intervention. Kubernetes also offers scalability, self-healing, resource optimization, continuous delivery, and many other features.
Kubernetes supports the deployment and management of various types of workloads, such as stateless, stateful, and batch applications. It also supports a variety of container runtimes, such as Docker, rkt, and CRI-O. In addition, it offers automated storage provisioning, automated persistent storage management, and self-management of networking.
Kubernetes has emerged as a popular platform for containerized applications, with large organizations such as Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM offering Kubernetes-based solutions. It also offers various open-source tools and frameworks that enable application developers to build and deploy cloud-native applications.
