--- title: Kubernetes v1.0 is released! description: The Google Cloud Platform released version 1.0 of the Kubernetes project. The name “kubernetes” originates from Greek, meaning “helmsman” or “pilot”. Kubernetes is an open source software system for managing containerized applications across multiple hosts. It handles the scheduling the nodes, and reorganizes the cluster when workloads […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/kubernetes-v1-0-is-released?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Matt Bruzek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mbruzek "More about Matt Bruzek") 21 July 2015 # Kubernetes v1.0 is released! [containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/containers) [Juju](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/juju) [kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article The Google Cloud Platform released version 1.0 of the Kubernetes project. The name “kubernetes” originates from Greek, meaning “helmsman” or “pilot”. [Kubernetes](http://kubernetes.io/) is an open source software system for managing containerized applications across multiple hosts. It handles the scheduling the nodes, and reorganizes the cluster when workloads or nodes fail (called “self-healing”). ## Concepts Kubernetes introduces some new technology specific concepts such as [“cluster”](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/admin/README.md), [“node”](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/admin/node.md), [“pod”](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/user-guide/pods.md), [“replication controller”](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/user-guide/replication-controller.md), and [“service”](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/user-guide/services.md). If you need more information check out the [concepts](https://github.com/googlecloudplatform/kubernetes) on github. We also wrote a [getting started guide](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/getting-started-guides/juju.md) for using Juju. ## Integration Canonical have been working on Kubernetes for about 6 months. The bundle and charms are in the `cluster/juju` directory of the [kubernetes github project](https://github.com/googlecloudplatform/kubernetes). We have created the best way to deploy a cluster with Juju so you can get started using the technology without having to know how to deploy the cluster on a specific cloud. The important part of this integration is that you can deploy a cluster in all the clouds that Juju supports (which is pretty much all of the public clouds)! ## Deploy it Assuming you already have Juju installed (*because who doesn’t … am I right?*) you can deploy a Kubernetes cluster in two different ways: ### Released version cluster We engineered the charms to deploy a specific tagged release of the kuberentes project. At the time of writing this is “v1.0.0” but the version can change. Use quickstart to deploy the bundle from the [Juju charm store](https://jujucharms.com/u/kubernetes/kubernetes-cluster): ``` juju quickstart u/kubernetes/kubernetes-cluster ``` ### Developer cluster If you want to develop Kubernetes features or fix bugs you can deploy the developer version and see your changes in the cluster right away! Since the charms and bundles are integrated in the repository you can use Kubernetes semantics to deploy the cluster (a.k.a. `kube-up.sh`). ``` git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes.git cd kubernetes export KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=juju cluster/kube-up.sh ``` I wrote more about the [developer cluster](http://bruzer.net/2015/06/10/deploy-a-kubernetes-development-cluster-with-juju/) in a previous post. ## Video My colleague created a video that visualizes the features we have added. Check out his video on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUFGoWMPXWE). ## More information I wrote more about the Kubernetes 1.0 release on [Ubuntu Insights](http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/07/21/introducing-kubernetes-version-1-0/). Congratulations to Google for reaching the significant milestone v1.0! ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. 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