Interactive diagrams and quick references. Each one opens full screen on its own, and each has a post that explains it.

Kubernetes Cluster Architecture

Interactive diagram of the control plane, the worker node and the kubectl client. Hover or click any component to see what it does and which paths it uses.

kubernetes architecture

Kubernetes Service to Pod Flow

Step-by-step walkthrough of how a Service's virtual ClusterIP becomes kernel NAT rules on every node, and how a packet reaches a Pod without touching the control plane.

kubernetes networking