Kubernetes, often abbreviated as K8s, is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Its architecture is designed to be modular and scalable, consisting of several core components:

Key Components 📋

  • Control Plane (API Server, etcd, Controller Manager, Scheduler, Kubelet, Kube-proxy)
    Manages the cluster's state and makes decisions for resource allocation.

    Kubernetes Control Plane

  • Worker Nodes (kubelet, kube-proxy, containers)
    Run application workloads and communicate with the Control Plane.

    Worker Nodes

  • etcd
    A distributed key-value store that holds the cluster's configuration data.

    etcd

Architecture Diagram 🗺️

Kubernetes Architecture Diagram

For a deeper dive into Kubernetes components, visit our Kubernetes Overview documentation. Explore how these elements work together to provide a robust orchestration platform. 🚀