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About OKD
In short, OKD is a very opinionated deployment of Kubernetes. Kubernetes is a collection of software and design patterns to operate applications at scale. We add some features directly as modifications into Kubernetes, but mostly we augment the platform by "preinstalling" a large amount of pieces of software called Operators into the deployed cluster. These operators then provide all of our cluster components (over 100 of them) that make up the platform, such as OS upgrades, web consoles, monitoring, and image-building. OKD is intended to be run at all scales from cloud to metal to edge. The installer is fully automated on some platforms (such as AWS) or supports configuration into custom environments (such as metal or labs). OKD adopts developing best practices and technology. A great platform for technologists and students to learn, experiment, and contribute across the cloud ecosystem.
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