Kubernetes, or k8s for short, is an open source platform pioneered by Google, which started as a simple container orchestration tool but has grown into a cloud native platform.
There are a number of Kubernetes-specific charms available in Charmhub. MicroK8s is the smallest, fastest, single-package Kubernetes for developers, IoT and edge.
Another option is Charmed Kubernetes, a scaled-out Kubernetes cluster composed of the following components and features:
- Deep integration for public and private clouds, or bare metal
- Uses standard upstream Kubernetes
- Multiple Kubernetes master and worker nodes
- Extensive CNI options
- Intra-node TLS by default
- GPGPU support for high performance AI/ML
- Managed option available
If you are looking for a management solution, have a look at the Portainer charm, consisting of a single container that can run on any cluster. Portainer allows you to manage all your orchestrator resources (containers, images, volumes, networks and more) through a simple graphical interface.