Kubernetes Handbook
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites
    • What is Containerization
    • What is Docker
    • Difference between Docker and VM
  • Features of Kubernetes
    • What is Kubernetes
    • Features of Kubernetes - 1
    • Features of Kubernetes - 2
    • Which Tool to Use for Orchestration
  • Architecture
    • Master Node
    • etcd and kubectl
    • Worker Nodes
  • Pods and Nodes
    • Nodes
    • Pods
  • Controllers
    • Benefits of Controllers
    • Kinds of Controllers
  • Minikube
    • What is Minikube
  • Installation and Running (Mac OS)
    • Installation
    • Running Hello World Application
  • Labels Namespaces and Selectors
    • Labels
    • Namespaces
    • Selectors
  • Health Checks Rollouts and Rollbacks
    • Health Checks
    • Rollouts and Rollbacks
  • Config Maps and Secrets
    • Config Maps
    • Secrets
  • Running Jobs
    • How to Run Jobs
  • Dashboard and Debugging
    • Kubernetes Dashboard
    • Debugging
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  • Kubernetes or K8s is a platform to schedule and run containers on clusters of VM. It runs on bare metal, virtual machines, private or public cloud.
  • Kubernetes: Most popular open-source container orchestrator

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  1. Features of Kubernetes

What is Kubernetes

Kubernetes or K8s is a platform to schedule and run containers on clusters of VM. It runs on bare metal, virtual machines, private or public cloud.

Kubernetes: Most popular open-source container orchestrator

  • Provision hosts

  • Instantiate containers on host

  • Ability to restart failed containers

  • Export containers as services outside clusters

  • Scale cluster up/down

More Examples: Docker Swarm, Mesos, Rancher, Amazon EC2, Google Anthos

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