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// * cli_reference/developer_cli_odo/understanding-odo.adoc

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[id="odo-features_{context}"]
= odo key features

`{odo-title}` is designed to be a developer-friendly interface to Kubernetes, with the ability to:

* Quickly deploy applications on a Kubernetes cluster by creating a new manifest or using an existing one
* Use commands to easily create and update the manifest, without the need to understand and maintain Kubernetes configuration files
* Provide secure access to applications running on a Kubernetes cluster
* Add and remove additional storage for applications on a Kubernetes cluster
* Create Operator-backed services and link your application to them
* Create a link between multiple microservices that are deployed as `odo` components
* Remotely debug applications you deployed using `odo` in your IDE
* Easily test applications deployed on Kubernetes using `odo`
