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Kubernetes vs. Docker: A Complementary Relationship
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Kubernetes vs. Docker: A Complementary Relationship

Kubernetes vs. Docker: A Complementary Relationship

It's a common misconception to see Kubernetes and Docker as alternatives. They are, in fact, complementary technologies that work together:

  • Docker is a platform used to build, package, and distribute applications as container images.‍
  • Kubernetes is a platform used to orchestrate, run, and manage those containerized applications at scale.

You use Docker (or similar tools) to create your containers, and then you use Kubernetes to deploy and manage those containers across a cluster.