What is kube-proxy and How It Works in Kubernetes
Introduction How does Kubernetes know where to send traffic for your services? That’s the job of kube-proxy. Whether you’re accessing a ClusterIP, NodePort, or LoadBalancer — kube-proxy is working behind the scenes to route traffic correctly. Let’s unpack how it works in a way that’s easy to understand. What is kube-proxy? kube-proxy is a network component that runs on every node in your Kubernetes cluster. It’s responsible for: Handling traffic for Kubernetes Services Managing IP rules and routing Forwarding requests to the right Pods kube-proxy acts like a traffic router inside your Kubernetes cluster. ...