<p>Did Google publish a whitepaper on Kubernetes, of a similar style as <a href="http://research.google.com/pubs/pub43438.html" rel="nofollow">Borg</a>?</p>

<p>I am aware of <a href="http://kubernetes.io/v1.0/" rel="nofollow">end-user documentation</a> and it would likely explain a lot what I am looking for, but I find whitepapers easier to read than end-user docs. It's also easier to convert to dead-tree format and read in a single afternoon.</p>

<p>Perhaps you are looking for <a href="http://research.google.com/pubs/pub43826.html" rel="noreferrer">David Rensin's small book on Kubernetes</a>? It is listed with other Google research papers, although it is more of an brief introduction/overview and less a whitepaper (like the <a href="http://research.google.com/pubs/pub43438.html" rel="noreferrer">Borg one</a>). It seems to be available still as a promotion from <a href="https://www.openshift.com/promotions/kubernetes" rel="noreferrer">OpenShift</a>. </p>

<p>It is certainly worth reading and won't take long, but for getting a Kubernetes cluster running, you'll still want to dive deep into the end-user docs at some point. Good luck!</p>
