Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform designed to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Containers are a lightweight and portable way to package and run applications and their dependencies, ensuring consistency across different environments.
Kubernetes has become a popular choice for managing containerized workloads, providing a robust and extensible platform for building and deploying applications at scale. It is widely used in cloud-native development and has a large and active open-source community contributing to its development.