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Getting Started with Containerization

By : Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker, Hideto Saito, Hui-Chuan Chloe Lee, Ke-Jou Carol Hsu
Book Image

Getting Started with Containerization

By: Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker, Hideto Saito, Hui-Chuan Chloe Lee, Ke-Jou Carol Hsu

Overview of this book

Kubernetes is an open source orchestration platform for managing containers in a cluster environment. This Learning Path introduces you to the world of containerization, in addition to providing you with an overview of Docker fundamentals. As you progress, you will be able to understand how Kubernetes works with containers. Starting with creating Kubernetes clusters and running applications with proper authentication and authorization, you'll learn how to create high-availability Kubernetes clusters on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and also learn how to use kubeconfig to manage different clusters. Whether it is learning about Docker containers and Docker Compose, or building a continuous delivery pipeline for your application, this Learning Path will equip you with all the right tools and techniques to get started with containerization. By the end of this Learning Path, you will have gained hands-on experience of working with Docker containers and orchestrators, including SwarmKit and Kubernetes. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • Kubernetes Cookbook - Second Edition by Hideto Saito, Hui-Chuan Chloe Lee, and Ke-Jou Carol Hsu • Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x by Gabriel N. Schenker
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Exploring the Kubernetes architecture


Kubernetes is an open source container management tool. It is a Go language-based (https://golang.org), lightweight and portable application. You can set up a Kubernetes cluster on a Linux-based OS to deploy, manage, and scale Docker container applications on multiple hosts.

Getting ready

Kubernetes is made up of the following components:

  • Kubernetes master
  • Kubernetes nodes
  • etcd
  • Kubernetes network

These components are connected via a network, as shown in the following diagram:

The preceding diagram can be summarized as follows:

  • Kubernetes master: It connects to etcd via HTTP or HTTPS to store the data
  • Kubernetes nodes: It connect to the Kubernetes master via HTTP or HTTPS to get a command and report the status
  • Kubernetes network: It L2, L3 or overlay make a connection of their container applications

How to do it...

In this section, we are going to explain how to use the Kubernetes master and nodes to realize the main functions of the Kubernetes system.

Kubernetes master...