# What Is Kubernetes? ![rw-book-cover](https://api.boot.dev/v1/static/course_image/learn-kubernetes) ## Metadata - Author: [[boot.dev]] - Full Title: What Is Kubernetes? - Category: #articles - Summary: Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestrator (read: Docker Deployer) in the world. Deploy real services on a local cluster. - URL: https://www.boot.dev/lessons/1d05e083-2103-4f3f-a741-28a8eb21a1e4 ## Highlights - Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. -- The [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) team ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kcnsmf001hys0zsvxgp22csp)) - you *could* install Docker on a single server, and route traffic directly to it. That's fairly simple to set up, but what if you want 10 instances of that server? What about 1000 instances? What if you want to deploy many different services, each scaling up with more instances depending on load? Those are the problems that Kubernetes solves. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kcnsp9wxsafbfyzpy3fgvt7v))