Kubernetes' core pieces of userspace software, not with any implied support from the Kubernetes project, also run on illumos, FreeBSD (and HardenedBSD), and OpenBSD.

In some advanced settings where tolerances for potential impacts resulting from exploited software vulnerabilities are intensely low, Kubernetes (userspace software) on HardenedBSD is choice for mission.

Like with the other two systems, those running Kubernetes userspace on them are self-sufficient and are not among the audience of external more general Kubernetes distro support channels.

If you happen to like RKE, check out https://Talos.dev which is the best Kubernetes on Linux distro (for most Kubernetes on Linux use cases).

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@nijave

Nomad and Kubernetes schedule containers, which are rarely not Linux containers, yeah.

Both can schedule processes in FreeBSD's BSD Jails.

If someone wants to start an open Kubernetes on FreeBSD/HardenedBSD project I would encourage that. Personally I would like to see an open Kubernetes on illumos project.

As far as I know where Kubernetes on HardenedBSD runs is not interested in open projects.