Extension API Server in Kubernetes: When CRD Is Not Enough

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The talk explains when Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) are not enough and presents using an Extension API Server as an alternative. It covers Kubernetes API’s object model, limitations of CRDs for advanced behaviors, and the Extension API Server approach to provide richer, programmable API extensions for managing resources.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:20Kubernetes object model
3. 8:40Extension API Server basics
4. 14:45Extension API Server use cases
5. 19:22Sandbox Manager demo
6. 27:49Extension API Server applications
7. 28:53CRD vs Extension API Server
8. 30:42Q&A

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