Plan networking for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workloads

This article provides an overview of the networking components you need to consider when planning your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workloads.

Networking components

When planning your AKS networking, you need to consider four main components: the control plane, nodes, pods, and applications.

Each component has its own networking requirements, considerations, and options. You can use the following articles to learn more about and plan for each component:

• Plan control plane networking for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Plan node networking for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Plan pod networking for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Plan application networking for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Each article poses a question to help guide your planning, and then provides options, recommendations, and best practices.

Related content

To learn more about networking in AKS, see the following articles:

• Networking concepts for applications in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Kubernetes Services in AKS
• Best practices for network connectivity and security in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)