Why Use Kubernetes?

Kubernetes makes it easier to run containerized applications reliably at scale. It helps manage the complexity of deploying, scaling, and maintaining apps so you can focus on building features instead of managing infrastructure. With Kubernetes, applications can be highly available, resilient, and portable across different environments. It:

• Automates deployment and scaling by intelligently distributing containers across cluster nodes and adjusting workloads based on demand.
• Balances traffic and handles service discovery automatically, making sure requests reach the right containers without manual intervention.
• Self-heals by restarting or rescheduling containers that fail, ensuring your applications stay up and running.
• Supports rolling updates and rollbacks, letting you deploy new versions safely without downtime and revert quickly if needed.
• Optimizes resource usage across nodes, so CPU, memory, and other resources are used efficiently, saving cost and improving performance.
• Makes applications portable across public, private, or hybrid clouds, reducing the friction of moving workloads between environments.
• Provides observability and monitoring, giving insight into cluster and application performance.
• Enhances security with features like namespace isolation, role-based access control (RBAC), and secrets management to protect sensitive data.

Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE) builds on these advantages, providing a fully-managed Kubernetes experience that handles cluster operations while letting you focus on your apps.