[cortesoft]

> Kubernetes is far easier to learn than some random bespoke setup

This, to me, is the biggest advantage of kubernetes. Yes, you can do all the things yourself, with your own custom solution that does everything you need to do just as well as kubernetes.

What kubernetes gives you is a shared way of doing things. By using a common method, you can easily integrate different services together, as well as onboard new hires easily.

Using something ubiquitous like kubernetes helps both your code onboarding and your people onboarding.

[throwaway894345]

Also not having to debug EC2 lifecycle issues is really nice. And you don't have to deal with all of the garbage of setting up ec2 instances (configuring SSH, process management, configuration management, log exfiltration, monitoring, infra as code, nginx, albs, etc).

[zinclozenge]

Well, that and also a "nice" programmatic interface.