Kubernetes
Open-source container orchestration
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Kubernetes is an open-source system that automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
- for
- Developers and ops teams building and running containerized workloads
- pricing
- open source
- license
- Apache-2.0
- v1.38.0-alpha.1a month ago
- v1.37.12 months ago
- v1.36.52 months ago
Key features
- Automated rollouts & rollbacks — Progressively deploy changes and automatically revert if health checks fail.
- Service discovery & load balancing — Assigns IPs and DNS names to Pods and balances traffic across them.
- Storage orchestration — Mounts local, cloud, or network storage automatically for containers.
- Secret & config management — Updates secrets and configs without rebuilding images or exposing them.
- Self-healing — Restarts crashed containers, replaces Pods, and can auto-scale nodes.
- Horizontal & vertical scaling — Scale workloads up/down manually, via UI, or automatically based on usage.
Use cases
- Deploy a microservices app across multiple cloud providers
- Run batch CI jobs that auto-restart on failure
- Scale web services up during traffic spikes and down when idle
Kubernetes vs alternatives
 Kubernetes |  Docker | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Container orchestration at any scale | Container runtime and image management |
| Pricing | Open source | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — |
- Kubernetes vs Docker: Docker focuses on building and running individual containers, not cluster orchestration
Kubernetes FAQ
Is Kubernetes free to use?+
Yes, Kubernetes is an open-source project released under the Apache 2.0 license.
Can I run Kubernetes on my own hardware?+
Yes, it supports on-premises, hybrid, and public-cloud infrastructures.
How does Kubernetes handle failed containers?+
It automatically restarts crashed containers and can replace entire Pods as needed.
What scaling options are available?+
Kubernetes supports both horizontal pod autoscaling and vertical scaling of resources.
Does Kubernetes provide service discovery?+
Yes, Pods receive IPs and DNS names, and the platform can load-balance traffic among them.
Summarized by DevHunt from kubernetes.io · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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NVIDIA releases NVKE preview for managing GPU Kubernetes clusters
NVIDIA Kubernetes Engine (NVKE) provides a management plane to create and operate Kubernetes clusters on NVIDIA GPU hardware. It runs in preview, supports local evaluation via Docker and Colima, and requires Go and Make for building from source, which is relevant for developers building GPU‑accelerated workloads.
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