id: kube-scheduler
name: kube-scheduler
full-link: /docs/reference/generated/kube-scheduler/
aka:
- scheduler
tags:
- architecture
short-description: >
  Component on the master that watches newly created pods that have no node assigned, and selects a node for them to run on.
long-description: >
  Factors taken into account for scheduling decisions include individual and collective resource requirements, 
  hardware/software/policy constraints, affinity and anti-affinity specifications, data locality, inter-workload interference
  and deadlines.
