Kubernetes Concepts

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service. Deploy Kubernetes clusters with a fully managed control plane, high availability, autoscaling, and native integration with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes. You can add node pools using shared and dedicated CPUs, and NVIDIA H100 GPUs in a single GPU or 8 GPU configuration. DOKS clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and the DigitalOcean API and CLI.


This glossary defines the core concepts behind Kubernetes.
In-depth comparisons of available Kubernetes plans, including hardware and how to make a data-driven decision on which plan is best for your use case.
Recommended practices to implement when setting up and running your Kubernetes clusters.