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title: "Kubernetes"
linkTitle: "Kubernetes"
weight: 2
description: >
  Container orchestration platform for deploying and managing applications.
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**Editorial Status**: This page is currently being developed.

* **Jira Ticket**: TBD
* **Assignee**: Team
* **Status**: Draft - Template populated
* **Last Updated**: 2025-11-16
* **TODO**:
  * [ ] Add cluster access procedures
  * [ ] Document namespace structure
  * [ ] Include deployment examples
  * [ ] Add resource management guidelines
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## Overview

Kubernetes provides the foundation for container orchestration in the EDP, enabling deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

## Key Features

* Container orchestration and scheduling
* Service discovery and load balancing
* Storage orchestration
* Self-healing and automated rollouts
* Configuration and secret management

## Purpose in EDP

Kubernetes serves as the runtime platform for all EDP components and user applications, providing standardized deployment and operations.

## Getting Started

[To be documented: Quick start for deploying to Kubernetes in EDP]

## Integration Points

* **ArgoCD**: Kubernetes deployment automation
* **Crossplane**: Infrastructure provisioning on Kubernetes
* **VictoriaMetrics/Prometheus**: Kubernetes metrics collection
* **Backstage**: Kubernetes resource visualization

## Status

**Maturity**: Production

## Documentation Notes

This is a template page. Team members should fill in:

* Cluster access procedures
* Namespace organization
* Resource quotas and limits
* Network policies
* Storage classes and PV management