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title: Kubelet
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id: kubelet
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date: 2018-04-12
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full_link: /docs/reference/generated/kubelet
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short_description: >
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An agent that runs on each node in the cluster. It makes sure that containers are running in a pod.
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aka:
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tags:
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- fundamental
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---
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An agent that runs on each {{< glossary_tooltip text="node" term_id="node" >}} in the cluster. It makes sure that {{< glossary_tooltip text="containers" term_id="container" >}} are running in a {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pod" term_id="pod" >}}.
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The [kubelet](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/) takes a set of PodSpecs that
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are provided through various mechanisms and ensures that the containers described in those
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PodSpecs are running and healthy. The kubelet doesn't manage containers which were not created by
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Kubernetes.
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