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disclosure: im an engine mechanic with a lot of interest in Linux as a hobby.

Kubernetes seems like a great alternative to stuff like openstack that seems like it requires an entire datacenter to get going properly, but I feel like the hype (k8s? really?) is outliving the reality.

youre also bucking up against a problem where on smaller scales, it just seems easier to use something else. Maybe not "agile" and all that nonsense but certainly easier.

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OpenStack is used mostly for the layer beneath Kubernetes. We use it to provision the VM's/networking for the Kubernetes cluster itself.

Kubernetes might not make sense for your small scale projects but it's great when used for enterprise scale microservices. It makes deployments easier, faster and more secure (with things like network policies, namespacing and RBAC).

We run Kubernetes under Openstack, which can deploy hosted Kubernetes. Lots of variations.

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