Kubernetes: A Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners To Build, Manage, Develop, and Intelligently Deploy Applications By Using Kubernetes (2020 Edition)

Kubernetes can feel like a big leap when you are still getting comfortable with containers, clusters, and cloud infrastructure. Sheldon Miles begins with those foundations, then builds out a broad introduction to how Kubernetes fits into application development and operations.

This 2020 guide connects the platform to Docker, DevOps, and microservices, then surveys practical areas such as storage, delivery, monitoring, logging, networking, and security. Its scope makes it a starting point for readers who want to see the main pieces of the Kubernetes landscape in one place.

Start with containers, then meet Kubernetes

The opening chapters introduce container concepts, Kubernetes components and resources, and the basics of creating a cluster. Docker and microservices provide useful context for understanding why container orchestration matters and how it relates to modern development workflows.

Follow the work beyond deployment

Kubernetes operations involve more than getting an application running. The book’s coverage of volumes, persistent storage, resource management, continuous delivery, and monitoring introduces several concerns that arise as applications are deployed and maintained.

Explore the operational side

Dedicated chapters turn to logging tools including Fluentd and Elasticsearch, along with ingress, container security, Kubernetes Secrets, authentication, and authorization. Together, these topics offer an introductory view of the systems and safeguards surrounding a cluster.

Cloud platforms in the picture

The final chapters extend the discussion to Google Cloud Platform and AWS, including cloud services and cluster setup. That wider view helps place Kubernetes within the infrastructure choices developers and administrators may encounter.

A broad first look at Kubernetes

With its progression from fundamentals to cloud deployment, this guide may suit newcomers looking for an organized orientation to Kubernetes, Docker, and related DevOps topics. Readers seeking detailed, current operational instructions should also consult documentation for the specific software and cloud services they use.