---
title: "Kubernetes without nodes"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-without-nodes-bmbrb9gkl
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Kxi-DTLjU
type: video:youtube
source: "Fly.io"
published: 2024-12-05T16:24:33.412Z
updated: 2024-12-08T21:23:25.416Z
tags: ["cloud", "devops", "infrastructure", "kubernetes", "orchestration"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 26
comments: 1
language: en
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kubernetes without nodes

**[Fly.io](https://daily.dev/sources/flydotio)** · 4 min read · 26 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Fly Kubernetes allows for a node-less Kubernetes setup using a combination of a trimmed-down Kubernetes version called k3s for the control plane and Virtual kuet, which emulates traditional kubelet behavior. Instead of worker nodes, Fly uses virtual nodes and its own machines API to manage pods and orchestration. This decentralized approach offloads scheduling decisions to Fly’s own orchestrator, leveraging high availability and self-managed physical machines.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Kxi-DTLjU>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@brunoc** · 2 upvotes

> There are no workers nodes but pricing is still high just for the control plane 😞

## Similar posts on daily.dev

- [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments
- [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments
- [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments
- [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments
- [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

---

Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#orchestration](https://daily.dev/tags/orchestration)

[View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-without-nodes-bmbrb9gkl)