# Scaling Federated Learning Across Docker, Kubernetes, and Slurm with NVIDIA FLARE

DevFeed: [Scaling Federated Learning Across Docker, Kubernetes, and Slurm with NVIDIA FLARE](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/scaling-federated-learning-across-docker-kubernetes-and-slurm-with-nvidia-flare-26915.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/scaling-federated-learning-across-docker-kubernetes-and-slurm-with-nvidia-flare/>)

Author: Elizabeth Goodman

Published: 2026-09-15T15:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [NVIDIA Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nvidia-developer.md>), [NVIDIA Technical Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nvidia-technical-blog.md>)

Topics: [Federated Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/federated-learning.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvidia.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dataset.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [compute](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compute.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [data-analytics-processing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-analytics-processing.md>), [data-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-science.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dataset.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-container.md>), [federated-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/federated-learning.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia.md>), [nvidia-flare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia-flare.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how NVIDIA FLARE scales federated learning across sites with different infrastructure, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Slurm. Its two-layer architecture separates persistent federation services from on-demand job execution, while allowing each site to retain local control over compute, data, secrets, and scheduling.

## Source excerpt

Federated learning (FL) projects often begin with a straightforward setup: one server, a few clients, and one dataset at each site. As those projects grow, the...