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Kubernetes Cluster: A Group of Connected Computers (Nodes) That Run Applications

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Christopher Adamson
Apr 26, 2025
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Imagine you have several computers, and you want to use them together to run software. These computers might be physical machines in a data center or virtual machines in the cloud. Kubernetes brings these machines together into one cohesive system—a cluster—so that they can work as a single unit.

Each computer in this group is called a node, and each nod…

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