What Is Kubernetes? Finally, a Simple Explanation!

If you've googled for "What Is Kubernetes?" you probably got the usual: Well, you're about to read something different. Finally, a blog that will explain "What is Kubernetes?" in very simple words ; an explanation for normal human beings. But Kubernetes is a solution to a problem. And to understand the solution, you first have to look at the problem it solves. Containers, containers, containers… in the voice of Steve Ballmer. You probably heard about Docker. But even if you didn't, it's no big deal to understand it. Docker is a set of tools that allow you to create, edit, and run containers. And a container is just an application in a small little box. What's so cool about containers? Well, one thing is that the application has all that it needs (the so-called dependencies ) inside that little box. So you can take that container, run it on Windows, MacOS, Linux, whatever. It won't complain that stuff is missing.