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title: kube-apiserver
id: kube-apiserver
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/reference/generated/kube-apiserver/
short_description: >
Component on the master that exposes the Kubernetes API. It is the front-end for the Kubernetes control plane.
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tags:
- architecture
- fundamental
---
Component on the master that exposes the Kubernetes API. It is the front-end for the Kubernetes control plane.
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It is designed to scale horizontally -- that is, it scales by deploying more instances. See [Building High-Availability Clusters](/docs/admin/high-availability/).