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title: Extensions
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id: Extensions
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date: 2019-02-01
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full_link: /docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/#extensions
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short_description: >
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Extensions are software components that extend and deeply integrate with Kubernetes to support
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new types of hardware.
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aka:
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tags:
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- fundamental
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- extension
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---
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Extensions are software components that extend and deeply integrate with Kubernetes to support new types of hardware.
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Many cluster administrators use a hosted or distribution instance of Kubernetes. These clusters
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come with extensions pre-installed. As a result, most Kubernetes users will not need to install
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[extensions](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/) and even fewer users will need to author new ones.
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