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---
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title: kube-proxy
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id: kube-proxy
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date: 2018-04-12
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full_link: /docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-proxy/
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short_description: >
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`kube-proxy` is a network proxy that runs on each node in the cluster.
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aka:
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tags:
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- fundamental
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- networking
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---
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[kube-proxy](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-proxy/) is a
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network proxy that runs on each node in your cluster, implementing part of
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the Kubernetes {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="service">}} concept.
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kube-proxy maintains network rules on nodes. These network rules allow
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network communication to your Pods from network sessions inside or outside
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of your cluster.
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kube-proxy uses the operating system packet filtering layer if there is one
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and it's available. Otherwise, kube-proxy forwards the traffic itself.
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