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Go client for Kubernetes.

Repository for sample controller. Complements sample-apiserver

Generators for kube-like API types

The canonical location of the Kubernetes API definition.

Library for writing a Kubernetes-style API server.

Reference implementation of an apiserver for a custom Kubernetes API.

Kubernetes metrics-related API types and clients

Container Runtime Interface (CRI) – a plugin interface which enables kubelet to use a wide variety of container runtimes.

Sample kubectl plugin

Set of helpers for creating kubectl commands and plugins.

cloud-provider defines the shared interfaces which Kubernetes cloud providers implement. These interfaces allow various controllers to integrate with any cloud provider in a pluggable fashion. Please file any issues against the main Kubernetes repo.

Aggregator for Kubernetes-style API servers: dynamic registration, discovery summarization, secure proxy

API server for API extensions like CustomResourceDefinitions

kube-proxy component configs

Online demo without installing at - https://buildit.so/tryit

Shared code for kubernetes core components

kube-controller-manager component configs

Kubernetes Pod Security Standards implementation - https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-auth/2579-psp-replacement/README.md

kubelet component configs

Issue tracker and mirror of kubectl code