Understanding the difference between the control plane nodes and compute nodes
To run Kubernetes, you will require Linux machines, which are called nodes in Kubernetes. A node could be a physical machine or a virtual machine on a cloud provider, such as an EC2 instance. There are two types of node in Kubernetes:
- Control plane nodes (also known as master nodes)
- Compute nodes (also known as worker nodes)
The master and worker nodes
In various contexts, you might encounter the terms “master nodes” and “worker nodes,” which were previously used to describe the conventional hierarchical distribution of roles in a distributed system. In this setup, the “master” node oversaw and assigned tasks to the “worker” nodes. However, these terms may carry historical and cultural connotations that could be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate. In response to this concern, the Kubernetes community has chosen...
