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= Cluster Version Operator

[discrete]
== Purpose

Cluster Operators manage specific areas of cluster functionality. The Cluster Version Operator (CVO) manages the lifecycle of cluster Operators, many of which are installed in {product-title} by default.

The CVO also checks with the OpenShift Update Service to see the valid updates and update paths based on current component versions and information in the graph.

[discrete]
== Project

link:https://github.com/openshift/cluster-version-operator[cluster-version-operator]