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 Kubernetes is an open source reference implementation of container cluster management.
 
+[Kubernetes Design Document](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/edit/master/DESIGN.md)
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 ## Getting started on Google Compute Engine
 
 ### Prerequisites