  LSST has chosen Kubernetes as the platform for deploying and operating the
LSST Science Platform. We first present the background reasoning behind this
decision, including both instrument-agnostic as well as LSST-specific
requirements. We then discuss the basic principles of Kubernetes and Helm, and
how they are used as the deployment base for the LSST Science Platform.
Furthermore, we provide an example of how an external group may use these
publicly available software resources to deploy their own instance of the LSST
Science Platform, and customize it to their needs. Finally, we discuss how more
astronomy software can follow these patterns to gain similar benefits.
