# Is it possible to perform pod clustering in kubernetes

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-pod-clustering-in-kubernetes/12465>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** development\
**Created:** [August 18, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-pod-clustering-in-kubernetes/12465 "2020-08-18T10:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gopinath\_Basker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/gopinath_basker/32/5383_2.png) [@Gopinath\_Basker](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Gopinath_Basker)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-pod-clustering-in-kubernetes/12465/1 "2020-08-18T10:15:44Z")

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Is it possible to perform pod clustering in kubernetes?

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**Author:** ![mrbobbytables](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/mrbobbytables/32/7_2.png) [@mrbobbytables](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/mrbobbytables)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-pod-clustering-in-kubernetes/12465/2 "2020-08-18T11:09:34Z")

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Do you mean something like gang-scheduling? If so, not natively - but its been added via 3rd party scheduling tools. Check out [https://volcano.sh/](https://volcano.sh/) for more info.