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title: 扩展组件(Extensions)
id: Extensions
date: 2019-02-01
full_link: /zh-cn/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/#extensions
short_description: >
扩展组件(Extensions)是扩展并与 Kubernetes 深度集成以支持新型硬件的软件组件。
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
- extension
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title: Extensions
full_link: /docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/#extensions
Extensions are software components that extend and deeply integrate with Kubernetes to support
new types of hardware.
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Extensions are software components that extend and deeply integrate with Kubernetes to support new types of hardware.
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Many cluster administrators use a hosted or distribution instance of Kubernetes. These clusters
come with extensions pre-installed. As a result, most Kubernetes users will not need to install
[extensions](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/) and even fewer users will need to author new ones.
许多集群管理员会使用托管的 Kubernetes 或其某种发行包,这些集群预装了扩展组件。
因此,大多数 Kubernetes 用户将不需要安装[扩展组件](/zh-cn/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/),
需要编写新的扩展组件的用户就更少了。