The facts Kured (KUbernetes REboot Daemon) is a Kubernetes daemonset that performs safe automatic node reboots. It gets triggered by the package management system of the underlying OS. In essence Kured: Watches for the presence of a reboot sentinel e.g. /var/run/reboot-required Utilises a lock in the API server to ensure only one node reboots at a time Optionally defers reboots in the presence of