Architecture: How Kubernetes Works

You have a fleet of containers. They need to run reliably, scale under load, recover from failures, and communicate with each other — all without you manually SSHing into servers at 2am. That's the problem Kubernetes was built to solve. This post walks through how Kubernetes is actually architected: what the pieces are, how they talk to each other, and why they were designed that way. No prior Kubernetes experience needed — just a general com… Read More