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Cluster IP

A cluster IP is a term in cloud computing to refer to a proxy that represents a computer cluster with a single IP address. It is a term used by the cloud computing system Kubernetes to provide load balancing to IP addresses for devices in the internal network.

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A cluster IP is a term in cloud computing to refer to a proxy that represents a computer cluster with a single IP address.1 It is a term used by the cloud computing system Kubernetes (stylised as ClusterIP) to provide load balancing to IP addresses for devices in the internal network.2

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  1. "What is server clustering and how does it work?". Apachebooster Blog. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. "Kubernetes - Cluster IP vs Node-Port". GeeksforGeeks. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-07-31.