Getting Started with Kubernetes, Second Edition

Learn how to schedule and run application containers using Kubernetes.

About This Book

• Get well-versed with the fundamentals of Kubernetes and get it production-ready for deployments
• Confidently manage your container clusters and networks using Kubernetes
• This practical guide will show you container application examples throughout to illustrate the concepts and features of Kubernetes

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers, sys admins, and DevOps engineers who want to automate the deployment process and scale their applications. You do not need any knowledge about Kubernetes.

What You Will Learn

• Download, install, and configure the Kubernetes codebase
• Understand the core concepts of a Kubernetes cluster
• Be able to set up and access monitoring and logging for Kubernetes clusters
• Set up external access to applications running in the cluster
• Understand how CoreOS and Kubernetes can help you achieve greater performance and container implementation agility
• Run multiple clusters and manage from a single control plane
• Explore container security as well as securing Kubernetes clusters
• Work with third-party extensions and tools

In Detail

Kubernetes has continued to grow and achieve broad adoption across various industries, helping you to orchestrate and automate container deployments on a massive scale.

This book will give you a complete understanding of Kubernetes and how to get a cluster up and running. You will develop an understanding of the installation and configuration process. The book will then focus on the core Kubernetes constructs such as pods, services, replica sets, replication controllers, and labels. You will also understand how cluster level networking is done in Kubernetes.

The book will also show you how to manage deployments and perform updates with minimal downtime. Additionally, you will learn about operational aspects of Kubernetes such as monitoring and logging. Advanced concepts such as container security and cluster federation will also be covered. Finally, you will learn about the wider Kubernetes ecosystem with OCP, CoreOS, and Tectonic and explore the third-party extensions and tools that can be used with Kubernetes.

By the end of the book, you will have a complete understanding of the Kubernetes platform and will start deploying applications on it.

Style and approach

This straightforward guide will help you understand how to move your container applications into production through best practices and a step-by-step walkthrough tied to real-world operational strategies.

Jonathan Baier is an emerging technology leader living in Brooklyn, New York. He has had a passion for technology since an early age. When he was 14 years old, he was so interested in the family computer (an IBM PCjr) that he pored over the several hundred pages of BASIC and DOS manuals. Then, he taught himself to code a very poorly-written version of Tic-Tac-Toe. During his teen years, he started a computer support business. Since then, he has dabbled in entrepreneurship several times throughout his life.

He currently enjoys working for Moody's as Vice President of Global Cloud Engineering. He has over a decade of experience delivering technology strategies and solutions for both public and private sector businesses of all sizes. He has a breadth of experience working with a wide variety of technologies and he enjoys helping organizations and management embrace new technology to transform their businesses.

Working in the areas of architecture, containerization, and cloud security, he has created strategic roadmaps to guide and help mature the overall IT capabilities of various enterprises. Furthermore, he has helped organizations of various sizes build and implement their cloud strategy and solve the many challenges that arise when "designs on paper" meet reality.