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JAN 15, 20248 min read

Kubernetes Architecture Overview

  • kubernetes
  • architecture
  • fundamentals

Control plane and nodes

Kubernetes clusters consist of a control plane and one or more worker nodes.

  • Control plane: API server, etcd, scheduler, controller manager
  • Nodes: kubelet, kube-proxy, container runtime (containerd, CRI-O)

This article walks through each component and how they work together.