# [[Pods]] Pods are a higher level of grouping than [[Containers|containers]], but lower than nodes. They are most often used in conjunction with [[Kubernetes]]. A pod is a single, [[Principle of Atomicity]] instance of an application deployed on Kubernetes. It can contain one or more [[Containerization|containers]], but most commonly holds just one. A pod is a specific type of virtual machine created by Kubernetes, and each on is assigned a unique IP address. In a situation where many containers are in the same pod, the containers are the most atomic element in the system. However, this is an advanced and uncommon use case. Multiple containers in one pod share resources, so it is useful for applications that need to share storage, for example. ## Features of pods - Pods are [[Principle of Atomicity|atomic]] - Pods are [[Infrastructure as cattle, not pets|ephemeral]]