Nodes house a container runtime system like Docker. All Nodes contain a Kubelet which communicates with the Main process using the Kubernetes AP. A Node is a machine entity like physical hardware that acts as a worker in the Kubernetes cluster. It coordinates all activities in the cluster, like deployment roll-outs, auto-scaling and health monitoring. The Main is responsible for managing the cluster.
Google Kubernetes Engine is frequently used by software developers creating and testing new enterprise applications. Users can interact with Google Kubernetes Engine using the gcloud command line interface or the Google Cloud Platform Console. Create container pods, replication controllers, jobs, services or load balancers.
Create or resize Docker container clusters.Organizations typically use Google Kubernetes Engine to: Google Kubernetes Engine is based on Kubernetes, Google's open source container management system. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a management and orchestration system for Docker container and container clusters that run within Google's public cloud services.