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title: kube-proxy
id: kube-proxy
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/reference/generated/kube-proxy
short_description: >
  `kube-proxy` is a network proxy that runs on each node in the cluster.

aka: 
tags:
- fundamental
- core-object
---
 `kube-proxy` is a network proxy that runs on each node in the cluster.

It enables the Kubernetes service abstraction by maintaining network rules on
the host and performing connection forwarding.

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`kube-proxy` is responsible for request forwarding. `kube-proxy` allows TCP and UDP stream forwarding or round robin TCP and UDP forwarding across a set of backend functions.
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			`title: kube-proxy`
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			`full_link: /docs/reference/generated/kube-proxy`
			`short_description: >`
			`kube-proxy` is a network proxy that runs on each node in the cluster.

			`aka:`
			`tags:`
			`- fundamental`
			`- core-object`
			`---`
			`kube-proxy` is a network proxy that runs on each node in the cluster.

use glossary defs in overview/components.md (#14721) This patch promotes re-use of the existing kube-proxy glossary definition by referencing it from overview/components.md. Similarly, we move the definition of Container Runtime into a new glossary definition so that other pages may refer to it. 2019-06-06 01:32:12 +00:00			`It enables the Kubernetes service abstraction by maintaining network rules on`
			`the host and performing connection forwarding.`

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			`kube-proxy` is responsible for request forwarding. `kube-proxy` allows TCP and UDP stream forwarding or round robin TCP and UDP forwarding across a set of backend functions.