Overview

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system for automating containerized application deployment, scaling, and management across hosts in clouds.

For application developers, Kubernetes can be regarded as a cluster operating system. Kubernetes provides functions such as service discovery, scaling, load balancing, self-healing, and even leader election, freeing developers from infrastructure-related configurations.

You can access CCE, a hosted Kubernetes service, using the CCE console, kubectl, or Kubernetes APIs. Before using CCE, you are advised to learn about the following Kubernetes concepts.