website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/pod.md

title, id, date, full_link, short_description, aka, tags

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
Pod	pod	2018-04-12	/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-overview/	The smallest and simplest Kubernetes object. A Pod represents a set of running containers on your cluster.		core-object fundamental

The smallest and simplest Kubernetes object. A Pod represents a set of running {{< glossary_tooltip text="containers" term_id="container" >}} on your cluster.

A Pod is typically set up to run a single primary container. It can also run optional sidecar containers that add supplementary features like logging. Pods are commonly managed by a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="deployment" >}}.