---
title: kube-controller-manager
id: kube-controller-manager
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-controller-manager/
short_description: >
  Control Plane component that runs controller processes.

aka: 
tags:
- architecture
- fundamental
---
 Control plane component that runs {{< glossary_tooltip text="controller" term_id="controller" >}} processes.

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Logically, each {{< glossary_tooltip text="controller" term_id="controller" >}} is a separate process, but to reduce complexity, they are all compiled into a single binary and run in a single process.