Overview of kube-image-updater (kimup)
kube-image-updater (also known as kimup) is a Kubernetes operator that automates the updating of container images for Kubernetes resources including Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, and CronJobs. It uses Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to manage update strategies and schedules.
The system consists of two primary components:
- kimup-operator: Reconciles
Image,AlertConfig, andKimupCRDs and manages the MutatingWebhook. - kimup-controller: Responsible for updating the TAG of the
Imageresource.