Kubernetes Overview

Container Orchestration System: Kubernetes is an open-source system designed to automate how you deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications. It orchestrates clusters of virtual or physical machines to run your applications.

Abstraction over Infrastructure: It provides an abstraction layer over the underlying cloud infrastructure (think of AccuWeb.Cloud). This allows you to worry less about individual machines and lets you treat your computing power as a flexible pool of resources.

Let’s understand this with one example:

Think of your application as a delicious dish you want to serve to a huge crowd. It has several components—the ingredients (your code, databases, images packaged into containers), and the instructions for preparation (configurations in Kubernetes).

Kubernetes is like your ultimate recipe book. It understands the language of containers and configurations. This book isn’t tied to just one kitchen. It can be used everywhere, from your home kitchen (on-premises data center) to the professional kitchens of top chefs (cloud providers like AccuWeb.Cloud).

These cloud providers are akin to well-stocked supermarkets. They offer different ‘ingredients’ (virtual machines, storage options, network services) for your recipe. With Kubernetes, you can pick your supermarket and still be confident that your dish will turn out as intended.

In short, Kubernetes acts as your universal recipe book for cloud-based applications. It empowers cloud providers to offer you flexible, scalable, and reliable kitchens in which to cook your applications.

Whether you opt for a fully-catered experience (managed Kubernetes services) or want to source some of your ingredients (customizing your cloud environment), Kubernetes ensures your dish comes out consistently delicious, no matter how large the crowd or where you choose to set up your kitchen.

Learn more about how to install the Kubernetes cluster with automated scaling.