// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * machine_management/creating-infrastructure-machinesets.adoc
// * post_installation_configuration/cluster-tasks.adoc

[id="infrastructure-components_{context}"]
= {product-title} infrastructure components

The following {product-title} components are infrastructure components:

* Kubernetes and {product-title} control plane services that run on masters
* The default router
* The container image registry
* The cluster metrics collection, or monitoring service
* Cluster aggregated logging
* Service brokers

Any node that runs any other container, pod, or component is a worker node that
your subscription must cover.