* [alpha] kops now supports [running as a server](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/master/docs/api-server/README.md). ([#359](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/359), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

### Immutable Secrets and ConfigMaps

* 🔧 Update sponsors, add PropelAuth. PR [#10760](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10760) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
* 👷 Update build docs, verify README on CI. PR [#10750](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10750) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).

l-containers/), it became more obvious how we can support developers with tooling built on top of `kubectl exec`. The addition of the `kubectl debug` [command](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-cli/1441-kubectl-debug/README.md) (it is alpha but your feedback is more than welcome), allows developers to easily debug their Pods inside the cluster. We think this addition is invaluable.  This command allows one to create a temporary container which runs next to the Pod one...

- The cluster addon for dashboard was removed. To install dashboard, see [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/blob/master/docs/user/README.md). ([#107481](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107481), [@shu-mutou](https://github.com/shu-mutou))

- Adds the ability to disable Accelerator/GPU...

    <!-- TIKA-85: http://www.apache.org/dev/svn-eol-style.txt -->
    <glob pattern="INSTALL"/>
    <glob pattern="KEYS"/>
    <glob pattern="LICENSE"/>
    <glob pattern="NOTICE"/>
    <glob pattern="README"/>
    <glob pattern="abs-linkmap"/>
    <glob pattern="abs-menulinks"/>
    <glob pattern="*.aart"/>
    <glob pattern="*.ac"/>
    <glob pattern="*.am"/>
    <glob pattern="*.apt"/>

* The kubelet only collects metrics for the node, container runtime, kubelet, pods, and containers. ([#72787](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72787), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))
* Improved README for k8s.io/sample-apiserver ([#73447](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73447), [@MikeSpreitzer](https://github.com/MikeSpreitzer))

* Validate that cronjob names are 52 characters or less ([#52733](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52733), [@julia-stripe](https://github.com/julia-stripe))
* add readme file of ipvs ([#51937](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51937), [@Lion-Wei](https://github.com/Lion-Wei))



# v1.9.0-alpha.1

- Alpha swap support can now be enabled on Kubernetes nodes with the `NodeSwapEnabled` feature flag. See [KEP-2400](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-node/2400-node-swap/README.md#design-details) for details. ([#102823](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102823), [@ehashman](https://github.com/ehashman))