Kubernetes is spring cleaning: kube-dns, IPVS, and cgroup v1 removed—what this means for your clusters

Kubernetes has just announced the deprecation of three historical components: kube-dns, the IPVS proxy mode, and cgroup v1 support. Decisions long anticipated, but which will require concrete migrations in many clusters. Kaito takes stock of what is disappearing, why, and how to prepare.

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