# Worker Nodes {% file src="/files/-Mg-\_RpG1Od8tPp-0--C" %} Kubernetes-architecture.png {% endfile %} ## Functions * Worker nodes is the location where your apps operate * Communication between master and worker nodes is via **kubelet** process * Docker along with kubelet works together on worker nodes to run containers on node ## Kube-proxy * Network proxy/load balancer on single worker node * Handles network routing for TCP/UDP packets * Connection forwarding ## Pod * Pod is smallest unit of deployment in Kubernetes * Containers in a pod are tightly coupled and share storage, linux namespaces, IP addresses etc. ## Post Scheduling * Once pods are scheduled and running * kubelet process checks health * Kube-proxy routes packets from communicating processes * Worker nodes are exposed to the internet and traffic coming in is handled via kube-proxy * User thus communicates with the Kube app --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://amdocs-1.gitbook.io/kubernetes-handbook/architecture/worker-nodes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.