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---
title: Cloud Controller Manager
id: cloud-controller-manager
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/concepts/architecture/cloud-controller/
short_description: >
Control plane component that integrates Kubernetes with third-party cloud providers.
aka:
tags:
- core-object
- architecture
- operation
---
A Kubernetes {{< glossary_tooltip text="control plane" term_id="control-plane" >}} component
that embeds cloud-specific control logic. The [cloud controller manager](/docs/concepts/architecture/cloud-controller/) lets you link your
cluster into your cloud provider's API, and separates out the components that interact
with that cloud platform from components that only interact with your cluster.
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By decoupling the interoperability logic between Kubernetes and the underlying cloud
infrastructure, the cloud-controller-manager component enables cloud providers to release
features at a different pace compared to the main Kubernetes project.