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KubeEdge

KubeEdge is an open-source system extending Kubernetes to edge devices, offering advanced configuration options.

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Field note

What it does

KubeEdge provides advanced configuration capabilities, including integrating third-party storage with CSI.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Cloud-Edge Synchronization MQTT Support Device Management Edge Computing Kubernetes Native

Cloud side dependencies

Requires a Kubernetes cluster for the cloud side.

CloudHub

Web socket server caching information and sending messages to EdgeHub.

Community support

Provides mailing list, Slack, Twitter, and GitHub Issues for community interaction.

CSI Storage Integration

Integrate third-party storage with CSI for edge volumes.

Edge AI

KubeEdge includes Edge AI capabilities with 2 items.

Edge Computing

Enables running Kubernetes workloads at the edge with offline capability.

Extends orchestration to edge

Extends native containerized application orchestration capabilities to hosts at Edge.

Edge side container runtimes

Supports Docker, Containerd, Cri-o, and Virtlet as container runtimes.

EdgeController

Kubernetes extension controller managing edge node and pod metadata.

Edged

Agent running on edge nodes to manage containerized applications.

EdgeHub

Web socket client for cloud-edge interaction, syncing resource updates and reporting status.

Kubernetes Extension

Extends Kubernetes orchestration to edge nodes.

Optional MQTT Server

MQTT Server is optional for edge side.