concept Control Plane in category kubernetes

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The Control Plane is what controls the cluster and makes it function. It consists of multiple components that can run on a single master node or be split across multiple nodes and replicated to ensure high availability. These components are

Figure 11.1. Kubernetes components of the Control Plane and the worker nodes

Components of the Control Plane

The Control Plane is what controls and makes the whole cluster function. To refresh your memory, the components that make up the Control Plane are