OKD is the community distribution of Kubernetes that is optimized for continuous application development and multi-tenant deployment. It offers a range of developer and operations-centric tools on top of Kubernetes, making it ideal for rapid application development, easy deployment and scaling, and long-term lifecycle maintenance for small and large teams. OKD, also known as Origin in GitHub and in the documentation, simplifies launching Kubernetes on any cloud or bare metal and provides all the necessary tools for the success of containerized applications.

Some of the key features of OKD include a fully automated distribution of Kubernetes on major clouds and bare metal, integrated service discovery and persistent storage for application building, scalability for handling increased demand, support for high availability and failover, access to the Operator Hub, developer-centric tooling and console, centralized administration and management, reusable templates for system components, and integration with existing authentication mechanisms. OKD can run any Kubernetes workload and assists in building and developing containerized applications through the developer console. It also provides security controls by running containers with predefined policies, restricting access to host resources, and assigning CPU and memory limits.

Additionally, it supports SELinux labeling for persistent storage and provides recommendations for enhancing image security. Overall, OKD offers a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for deploying and managing containerized applications, ensuring efficient development and scalability while maintaining robust security controls