> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xloud.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kubernetes as a Service

> Deploy and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters on Xloud infrastructure — automated provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management for.

Deploy and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters directly on your Xloud private
cloud. Xloud Kubernetes as a Service (K8SaaS) automates cluster provisioning, node
scaling, certificate management, and upgrades — giving teams a fully managed Kubernetes
experience on dedicated infrastructure.

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  Product details on xloud.tech
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Kubernetes as a Service</p>

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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/services/kubernetes/user-guide" color="#197560">
    Create cluster templates, deploy Kubernetes clusters, scale node groups, access
    clusters via kubectl, and manage the full cluster lifecycle.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Admin Guide" icon="shield-check" href="/services/kubernetes/admin-guide" color="#197560">
    Configure cluster drivers, manage quotas, administer certificate authorities,
    choose container runtimes, and monitor cluster health across projects.
  </Card>

  <Card title="CLI Reference" icon="terminal" href="/services/kubernetes/cli-reference" color="#197560">
    Create cluster templates, provision clusters, manage node groups, and retrieve
    kubeconfig files using the openstack CLI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compute Service" icon="server" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Xloud Compute provides the virtual machine instances that form Kubernetes master
    and worker nodes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Key Capabilities</p>

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  <Card title="One-Click Cluster Provisioning" icon="rocket" href="/services/kubernetes/user-guide/deploy-cluster" color="#197560">
    Deploy a fully configured Kubernetes cluster from a template in minutes — nodes,
    networking, certificates, and API access configured automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Elastic Node Scaling" icon="up-right-and-down-left-from-center" href="/services/kubernetes/user-guide/scale-cluster" color="#197560">
    Scale worker node groups up or down on demand. Autoscaling policies adapt cluster
    capacity to workload pressure automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-Node-Group Clusters" icon="layers" href="/services/kubernetes/user-guide/node-groups" color="#197560">
    Create heterogeneous clusters with multiple node groups — differentiated by flavor,
    availability zone, or hardware profile — for GPU, memory-optimized, and general
    workloads.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automated Certificate Management" icon="lock" href="/services/kubernetes/admin-guide/certificates" color="#197560">
    Cluster certificates are generated, rotated, and managed automatically. No manual
    PKI configuration required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Network Plugin Choice" icon="network" href="/services/kubernetes/admin-guide/network-drivers" color="#197560">
    Choose between Flannel (simple overlay) and Calico (network policy enforcement)
    at cluster template creation time. Switch plugins between clusters, not within.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cluster Upgrades" icon="arrow-up" href="/services/kubernetes/user-guide/cluster-upgrades" color="#197560">
    Perform rolling Kubernetes version upgrades with zero downtime — master nodes
    upgraded first, worker nodes drained and replaced sequentially.
  </Card>
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>How It Works</p>

```mermaid theme={null}
graph TD
    U[User / Dashboard] -->|Create cluster| API[K8SaaS API]
    API -->|Provision stack| ORCH[Xloud Orchestration]
    ORCH -->|Launch VMs| COMPUTE[Xloud Compute]
    ORCH -->|Allocate VIPs| LB[Xloud Load Balancer]
    ORCH -->|Assign DNS| DNS[Xloud DNS]
    COMPUTE -->|Master nodes| MASTER[Control Plane VMs]
    COMPUTE -->|Worker nodes| WORKER[Worker Node VMs]
    MASTER -->|Join cluster| K8S[Kubernetes API Server]
    WORKER -->|Join cluster| K8S
    K8S -->|Accessible via| KUBECTL[kubectl / Dashboard]
```

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Supported Kubernetes Versions</p>

<Note>
  Supported Kubernetes versions are determined by the cluster templates deployed on
  your platform. Contact your administrator for the available version matrix.
</Note>

| Channel | Version | Status                                                     |
| ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Stable  | 1.29.x  | <Badge color="green" size="sm" shape="pill">GA</Badge>     |
| LTS     | 1.28.x  | <Badge color="green" size="sm" shape="pill">GA</Badge>     |
| Preview | 1.30.x  | <Badge color="blue" size="sm" shape="pill">Preview</Badge> |

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Related Services</p>

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  <Card title="Xloud Compute" icon="server" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Virtual machine instances that run Kubernetes master and worker nodes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Load Balancer" icon="combine" href="/services/load-balancer" color="#197560">
    API server and service load balancing for Kubernetes clusters
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Networking" icon="network" href="/services/networking/index" color="#197560">
    Tenant networks, floating IPs, and security groups for cluster nodes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Block Storage" icon="hard-drive" href="/services/storage/index" color="#197560">
    Persistent volume claims backed by Xloud block storage
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud DNS" icon="globe" href="/services/dns" color="#197560">
    DNS records for Kubernetes ingress and service endpoints
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Key Management" icon="lock" href="/services/key-manager" color="#197560">
    Secrets management for cluster certificates and service credentials
  </Card>
</CardGroup>