K3s
K3s is a lightweight, production-ready Kubernetes distribution packaged as a single binary under 100MB, designed for edge computing, IoT, and resource-constrained environments.
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Competition
Competes With
90% confident
microk8s
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minikube
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kind
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k0s
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docker desktop
Can replace or substitute
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kubeadm
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rke2
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Integration
Integrates With
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helm
Official integration support
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kubectl
Official integration support
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traefik
Official integration support
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flannel
Official integration support
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coredns
Official integration support
Integrates With
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rancher
Official integration support
Compatible With
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longhorn
Works well together
Compatible With
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etcd
Works well together
Compatible With
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docker
Works well together
Dependencies
Powers
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k3d
Enables other tools
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k3sup
Enables other tools
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autok3s
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Depends On
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containerd
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runc
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Built On
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golang
Foundation technology
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linux
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sqlite
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