An agent that runs on each node and ensures that containers are running in a Pod as expected. It communicates with the control plane.
Backlinks
- Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface
The Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface (CRI) is a plugin API that enables the Kubernetes node agent, Kubelet, to use various container runtimes without needing to recompile core Kubernetes components. It acts as a standardized communication layer, allowing for flexibility and modularity in the container ecosystem.
- K8S Nodes