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layout : blog
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- title : " Kubernetes 1.26: Windows HostProcess Containers Are Going Generally Available"
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+ title : " Kubernetes 1.26: Windows HostProcess Containers Are Generally Available"
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date : 2022-12-13
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slug : windows-host-process-containers-ga
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@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ containers, has finally made it to **GA in Kubernetes 1.26**!
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What are HostProcess containers and why are they useful?
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- Cluster operators are often faced with the need to configure their nodes upon provisioning. Whether it's
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+ Cluster operators are often faced with the need to configure their nodes upon provisioning such as
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installing Windows services, configuring registry keys, managing TLS certificates,
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making network configuration changes, or even deploying monitoring tools such as a Prometheus's node-exporter.
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Previously, performing these actions on Windows nodes was usually done by running PowerShell scripts
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over SSH or WinRM sessions and/or working with your cloud provider's virtual machine management tooling.
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- HostProcess containers now enable you to do all of this and more with minimal effort.
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+ HostProcess containers now enable you to do all of this and more with minimal effort using Kubernetes native APIs .
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With HostProcess containers you can now package any payload
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into the container image, map volumes into containers at runtime, and manage them like any other Kubernetes workload.
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[ HostProcess containers] ( /docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/create-hostprocess-pod/ ) differ
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quite significantly from regular Windows Server containers.
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- They are run directly as processes on the host under the access policies of
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+ They are run directly as processes on the host with the access policies of
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a user you specify. HostProcess containers run as either the built-in Windows system accounts or
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ephemeral users within a user group defined by you. HostProcess containers also share
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the host's network namespace and access/configure storage mounts visible to the host.
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To get started with running Windows containers,
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see the general guidance for [ deploying Windows nodes] ( /docs/setup/production-environment/windows/ ) .
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If you have a compatible node (for example: Windows as the operating system
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- containerd v1.7 or later), you can deploy a Pod with one
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+ with containerd v1.7 or later as the container runtime ), you can deploy a Pod with one
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or more HostProcess containers.
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See the [ Create a Windows HostProcess Pod - Prerequisites] ( /docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/create-hostprocess-pod/#before-you-begin )
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for more information.
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