k8s:core:why_k8s
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Why Kubernetes Exists
Kubernetes exists to solve real production problems when running containers at scale.
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1. Manual container management is hard
Example:
You run 10 Docker containers manually.
Problems:
- One crashes → you must restart it
- Traffic increases → you must add more containers manually
- Servers fail → everything breaks
👉 This does NOT scale.
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2. Need for self-healing
Example:
If your app runs 3 containers:
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