Kubernetes (often shortened to “k8s”) is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It was originally developed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Kubernetes provides a way to manage containerized workloads across multiple nodes in a cluster, ensuring that applications are always available, scalable, and resilient. It allows developers to abstract away the underlying infrastructure and focus on writing code, while also providing operations teams with tools to manage and monitor the application. Kubernetes has become a popular tool for building cloud-native applications due to its ability to automate many aspects of application deployment and management.
