kubelet

kubelet is an open-source Linux component for managing containers that belong to Kubernetes pods. It receives PodSpecs through various mechanisms and uses them as the description of the workloads it must maintain. Its role is to ensure that the containers specified in those PodSpecs are running and healthy.

The tool focuses on the container responsibilities defined for a pod rather than managing every container on a system. It does not manage containers that were created outside Kubernetes. This makes kubelet suited to Kubernetes environments where pod definitions provide the basis for container management.

kubelet belongs to the Networking category in the MirrorNest catalog because it supports the operation of containerized workloads within a Kubernetes system. Linux users looking for the component responsible for maintaining pod containers can use the catalog entry to identify the relevant software. Its open-source license also allows it to be used as open-source software within the terms of that license.

MirrorNest mirrors the official kubelet build directly onto its own storage. Before publication, the mirrored build is scanned for malware. This gives Linux users a catalog copy of the official build while preserving the stated source and platform information.