Glossary term
What is K8s (Kubernetes ("K" + 8 letters + "s"))?
K8s stands for Kubernetes ("K" + 8 letters + "s").
Orchestrates containers across many machines. Example: Keeps 5 replicas running and restarts crashed ones.
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 56: Kubernetes Core ConceptsRunning 300 containers across 40 machines by hand doesn't work. How Kubernetes turns “what I want” into “what's running”: the control plane and nodes, the reconciliation loop, pods, deployments, services and ingress, health probes, resources and autoscaling — and whether you need it at all.