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id: k8s-root-actor
title: K8s Root Actor
hoverText: A Fastify microservice that orchestrates Kubernetes deployments for model inference and spaces.
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K8s Root Actor is a Fastify microservice (port 3002) that holds cluster-admin credentials and orchestrates Kubernetes workload deployments. It manages model inference deployments (via KServe), space/application deployments, custom action deployments (Slurm jobs, K8s deployments), and Istio VirtualService/Gateway routing to deployed workloads. Located at `services/k8s-root-actor` in the monorepo.