Kubernetes

Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services—with a framework to run distributed systems resiliently. It takes care of your scaling requirements, failover, deployment patterns, scaling, load balancing, logging, and monitoring, much like PaaS offerings. However, it operates at the container level rather than at the hardware level. 

Key Features

1. Container Orchestration
   • Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It simplifies the deployment and operation of containerized applications at scale.
2. Scaling and Load Balancing
   • Kubernetes enables automatic scaling based on demand, ensuring optimal resource utilization. It also provides built-in load balancing to distribute traffic across containers.
3. Declarative Configuration
   • Kubernetes uses declarative configuration files (YAML) to define the desired state of the application. It continuously works towards maintaining this desired state, self-healing if necessary.
4. Service Discovery and Networking
   • Kubernetes provides service discovery and networking features, allowing containers to communicate with each other seamlessly, even across different nodes in a cluster.
5. Community and Ecosystem
   • Kubernetes has a large and active community, contributing to its robust ecosystem. It supports a variety of plugins and extensions for additional functionalities.