title: Can Kubernetes be used like Docker Compose?
body: <p>I have been digging through the Kubernetes documentation for hours.  I understand the core design, and the notion of services, controllers, pods, etc.  </p>
  
  <p>What I don't understand, however, is the process in which I can declaratively configure the cluster.  That is, a way for me to write a config file (or a set thereof) to define the makeup, and scaling options of the cloud deployment.  I want to be able to declare which containers I want in which pods, how they will communicate, how they will scale, etc. without running a ton of cli commands.</p>
  
  <p><strong><em>Is there <a href="https://docs.docker.com/compose/overview/" rel="noreferrer">docker-compose</a> functionality for Kubernetes?</em></strong></p>
  
  <p>I want my application to be defined in git—to be version controlled–without relying on manual cli interactions. </p>
  
  <p>Is this possible to do in a concise way?  Is there a reference that is more clear than the official documentation?</p>