Kubernetes Complexity Debate

The cluster centers on debates about Kubernetes' complexity, necessity, and overhype, with many criticizing it as overkill for most use cases and a source of fatigue, while some defend its value and inevitability.

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grolle Dec 2, 2021 View on HN

Yeah probably the sad truth. I want kubernetes without kubernetes :P

aganame May 18, 2020 View on HN

Don't use Kubernetes unless you Know you need it.

Dudester230602 Jun 9, 2023 View on HN

The "Kubernetes is actually not overcomplicated" crowd, I presume?

andybak Aug 26, 2024 View on HN

I mean "not having to learn Kubernetes" is surely a factor?

collyw Oct 12, 2022 View on HN

Is there going to be a flip on kubernetes like we saw with the mongo hype from 10 years ago? It seems overkill for so many things.

hnaccountme Dec 29, 2025 View on HN

Just remember almost no one truly need Kuernetes

mkl95 Jun 1, 2022 View on HN

Kubernetes solves a subset of your usual deployment problems and replaces it with a set of its own. I'd call it a tradeoff, but it's such a leaky abstraction that unless your Kubernetes fu is really strong it's mostly going to make your life harder. It's a nice keyword to have in your CV though. Most jobs that "require" it don't actually use it.

dgoog Sep 28, 2019 View on HN

it's still in the k8s ecosystem - the entire ecosystem is a disaster

JamesBarney Feb 23, 2020 View on HN

My God does Kubernetes sometimes feel like using a cannon to remove a zit.

gerbilly Jul 22, 2021 View on HN

If you're enjoying your Kubernetes, then have at it, but in my opinion it sounds like Stockholm syndrome.The thing is so complicated that even the guys who wrote it probably can't figure it out.I myself would rather sew together .BAT files, CORBA and COBOL into a shambling software frankenstein before I'd even consider using Kubernetes and get sucked into that mess.But seriously, 99 percent of us, even on HN, don't have the problems that kubernetes is trying to solve