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title: Charmhub | Deploy Kubernetes Worker using Charmhub - The Open Operator Collection
description: Deploy the latest version of Kubernetes Worker on any cloud. A machine
  charm for a K8s Worker
url: https://charmhub.io/k8s-worker
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# Kubernetes Worker

[Canonical Kubernetes](https://charmhub.io/publisher/containers "View all packages from Canonical Kubernetes")

* [Canonical Kubernetes](https://charmhub.io/publisher/containers "View all packages from Canonical Kubernetes")

Platform:

26.04

24.04

22.04

20.04

1.32/stable 1913

```
juju deploy k8s-worker --channel 1.32/stable
```

[Learn to deploy on juju >](https://juju.is/docs/juju/manage-applications)

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#### Relevant links

* [Contact](https://launchpad.net/~containers)

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#### Contacts

##### Maintainers

+ [Launchpad Team](https://launchpad.net/~containers)

* [Submit a bug](https://github.com/canonical/k8s-operator/issues)

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[Join the discussion](https://discourse.charmhub.io/)

# Canonical Kubernetes Worker

Scale your Canonical Kubernetes cluster by adding worker nodes.

Canonical Kubernetes `k8s` is a performant, lightweight, secure and opinionated **Kubernetes** distribution that includes all the components you need to create and manage scalable clusters for any use case. This [charm](https://canonical.com/juju/charms-architecture) automates the deployment and operation of a Kubernetes worker node on any machine-type cloud.

## [Quick Start](https://charmhub.io/k8s-worker#p-30029-quick-start)

Deploy a complete cluster with control plane and workers in three commands:

```
juju deploy k8s
juju deploy k8s-worker
juju relate k8s k8s-worker:cluster
```

### [What are Worker Nodes?](https://charmhub.io/k8s-worker#p-30029-what-are-worker-nodes)

Worker nodes are where your containerized applications actually run. While the control plane ([`k8s` charm](https://charmhub.io/k8s)) handles cluster management and scheduling, worker nodes execute the workloads. Scale your cluster by deploying additional `k8s-worker` units as your needs grow.

## [Learn More](https://charmhub.io/k8s-worker#p-30029-learn-more)

Find tutorials, how-to guides, and reference material in the Canonical Kubernetes [documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes/latest/). **New to Canonical Kubernetes?** Start with our [tutorial](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes/latest/charm/tutorial/getting-started/).

## [Project and community](https://charmhub.io/k8s-worker#p-30029-project-and-community)

Canonical Kubernetes is a member of the Ubuntu family. It’s an open source project which warmly welcomes community contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.

* [Code of conduct](https://ubuntu.com/community/ethos/code-of-conduct)
* [Get support](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes)
* [Join our online chat](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes/latest/reference/community/#do-you-have-questions)
* [Contribute](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes/latest/charm/reference/community#contributing-to-the-code)

Thinking about using Canonical Kubernetes for your next project? [Get in touch!](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-kubernetes/latest/community/#do-you-have-questions)

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