Azure Kubernetes Service
Official docs outline
12 sections- AKS overview
AKS overview for Azure Kubernetes Service: Managed Kubernetes, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Core concepts
Core concepts for Azure Kubernetes Service: Clusters, nodes and pods, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Node pools
Node pools for Azure Kubernetes Service: System and user pools, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Cluster autoscaler
Cluster autoscaler for Azure Kubernetes Service: Autoscaling, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Networking
Networking for Azure Kubernetes Service: Kubenet, CNI and ingress, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Identity and access
Identity and access for Azure Kubernetes Service: Entra ID, RBAC and managed identity, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Workload identity
Workload identity for Azure Kubernetes Service: Pod-level Azure identity, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Upgrades
Upgrades for Azure Kubernetes Service: Cluster upgrades, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Security
Security for Azure Kubernetes Service: Security concepts, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Storage
Storage for Azure Kubernetes Service: Volumes and persistent storage, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Monitoring
Monitoring for Azure Kubernetes Service: Container insights, the key concepts and settings to know.
- Automatic mode
Automatic mode for Azure Kubernetes Service: AKS Automatic, the key concepts and settings to know.
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Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.37 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | Until Oct 31, 2027 |
| 1.36 | Jun 30, 2026 | — | Until Jun 30, 2027 |
| 1.35 | Mar 5, 2026 | — | Until Mar 31, 2027 |
| 1.34 | Jan 4, 2026 | — | Until Nov 30, 2026 |
| 1.33 | Jun 17, 2025 | — | Ended Jul 31, 2026 |
| 1.32 | Apr 6, 2025 | — | Ended Mar 31, 2026 |
Source: endoflife.date