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Kube-Proxy: Managing Network Rules on Kubernetes Nodes

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Christopher Adamson
May 11, 2025
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Kube-proxy is a networking component that runs on every node in a Kubernetes cluster, responsible for managing the IP tables and routing rules that determine how traffic is directed to application Pods. It continuously monitors the Kubernetes API server for updates to Services and Endpoints, and then adjusts the node’s network configuration to reflect t…

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