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title: Manage DigitalOcean Kubernetes Clusters
description: Configure networking, DNS, access, upgrades, and node remediation for DigitalOcean Kubernetes clusters.
product: Kubernetes
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/cluster-management/
last_updated: "2026-08-12"
---

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# Manage DigitalOcean Kubernetes Clusters

Generated on 12 Aug 2026

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a Kubernetes service with a fully managed control plane, high availability, and autoscaling. DOKS integrates with standard Kubernetes toolchains and DigitalOcean’s load balancers, volumes, CPU and GPU Droplets, API, and CLI.

[How to Configure Networking for Multi-Node GPU Worker Nodes](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/configure-multinode-gpus/index.html.md): Configure multi-node GPU worker nodes.

[How to Use the Routing Agent in Kubernetes Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/use-routing-agent/index.html.md): Manage IP routes on Kubernetes worker nodes using the routing agent

[How to Use the Node Readiness Controller in DOKS](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/use-node-readiness-controller/index.html.md): DOKS uses a node readiness controller to gate pod scheduling until all required node components, including GPU drivers, are healthy.

[How to Customize CoreDNS for Kubernetes Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/customize-coredns/index.html.md): Customize CoreDNS settings to change system configuration and provide specific options for domains.

[Enable Peer-to-Peer OCI Registry](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/enable-peer-to-peer-oci-registry/index.html.md): Enable the peer-to-peer OCI registry plugin to reduce container image pull traffic across a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster.

[How to Upgrade DOKS Clusters to Newer Versions](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/upgrade-cluster/index.html.md): Upgrade clusters to newer patch versions or newer minor versions using the control panel or command-line interface.

[Configure Node Remediation](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/configure-automatic-node-remediation/index.html.md): Automatically replace unhealthy DOKS worker nodes based on Kubernetes node conditions and rules you define with the Data Plane Operator.

[How to Configure Single Sign-On for Kubernetes Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/configure-single-sign-on-for-clusters/index.html.md): Configure single sign-on (SSO) so team members can authenticate to your DigitalOcean Kubernetes clusters using your identity provider and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

[How to Set RoleBindings for Custom Roles](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/how-to/set-up-custom-rolebindings/index.html.md): Fine-tune access to Kubernetes clusters using custom team roles.