Orchestration

The general problem K8s (and alternatives like ECS, Nomad) solve: scheduling, scaling, healing containers across a fleet.

Why we need this / what value this brings

Someone/something needs to decide where containers run and restart them when they die — doing this manually doesn't scale past a handful of instances.

When to use this

Once there's more than one container instance that needs coordinated scheduling/health management.

How to use or implement this

For a small team, a lighter-weight managed option (AWS ECS/Fargate) is usually enough before K8s is justified.

Research questions

• Lighter-weight alternatives to K8s worth knowing (AWS ECS/Fargate) given Localz's team size.

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Empty folder — drop notes, links, and findings here as you research.