Quick Start Kubernetes

Do you need to figure out what Kubernetes is all about? Do you like learning through easy-to-follow hands-on? If yes, this is the book for you... Quick Start Kubernetes, brought to you by best-selling author Nigel Poulton, assumes zero prior experience and gets you to the point you can deploy and manage a simple app. And it does it in less than 100 pages! You'll learn: - What microservices and cloud native is all about - Why we need Kubernetes and how it fits in - The fundamentals of Kubernetes architecture You'll also perform the following optional hands-on tasks: - Build a Kubernetes cluster - Containerize an app - Deploy the app to Kubernetes - Break the app and watch it self-heal - Scale the app - Perform a rolling update Along the way, Nigel explains everything as clearly as possible and busts every piece of jargon. When you're done, you'll be up-to-speed with Kubernetes and ready to use your skills in the real world. Table of Contents About the author Nigel Poulton (@nigelpoulton) About the book Who is the book for What does the book cover Will the book make you a Kubernetes expert Will you know what you're talking about when you finish the book Editions Terminology and responsible language Feedback The sample app 1: What is Kubernetes What are microservices What is cloud-native What is an orchestrator Other useful Kubernetes stuff to know Chapter summary 2: Why we need Kubernetes Why tech companies need Kubernetes Why the user community needs Kubernetes Chapter Summary 3: What does Kubernetes look like Control plane nodes and worker nodes Control plane nodes Worker nodes Hosted Kubernetes Managing Kubernetes with the kubectl command line tool Chapter summary 4: Getting Kubernetes Kubernetes on your laptop with Docker Desktop Kubernetes in the cloud with Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) Chapter summary 5: Creating a containerized app Pre-requisites Get the application code Build the container image Host the image on a registry Chapter summary 6: Running an app on Kubernetes Verify your Kubernetes cluster Deploy the app to Kubernetes Connect to the app Clean-up Chapter summary 7: Adding self-healing Intro to Kubernetes Deployments Self-heal from a Pod failure Self-heal from a worker node failure Chapter summary 8: Scaling the app Pre-requisites Scale an application up Scale an application down Another word on labels Important clean-up Chapter summary 9: Performing a rolling update Pre-requisites Update the app Clean-up Chapter summary 10: What next Other books Video courses Events Let's connect Show some love Appendix A: Lab code Chapter 5: Creating a containerized app Chapter 6: Running an app on Kubernetes Chapter 7: Adding self-healing Chapter 8: Scaling an app Chapter 9: Performing a rolling update Terminology As the title states, this is a quick start guide to Kubernetes. It doesn’t cover everything, just the important bits. And it covers them as clearly as possible in an engaging way. It’s also a great mix of theory and optional hands-on.The goal is to demystify Kubernetes and get you some hands-on experience.