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Docker on Amazon Web Services

By : Justin Menga
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Docker on Amazon Web Services

By: Justin Menga

Overview of this book

Over the last few years, Docker has been the gold standard for building and distributing container applications. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leader in public cloud computing, and was the first to offer a managed container platform in the form of the Elastic Container Service (ECS). Docker on Amazon Web Services starts with the basics of containers, Docker, and AWS, before teaching you how to install Docker on your local machine and establish access to your AWS account. You'll then dig deeper into the ECS, a native container management platform provided by AWS that simplifies management and operation of your Docker clusters and applications for no additional cost. Once you have got to grips with the basics, you'll solve key operational challenges, including secrets management and auto-scaling your infrastructure and applications. You'll explore alternative strategies for deploying and running your Docker applications on AWS, including Fargate and ECS Service Discovery, Elastic Beanstalk, Docker Swarm and Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). In addition to this, there will be a strong focus on adopting an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach using AWS CloudFormation. By the end of this book, you'll not only understand how to run Docker on AWS, but also be able to build real-world, secure, and scalable container platforms in the cloud.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 17. Elastic Kubernetes Service

Kubernetes is a popular open source container management platform originally developed by Google, who based Kubernetes on Google's own internal Borg (https://kubernetes.io/blog/2015/04/borg-predecessor-to-kubernetes/) container platform. Kubernetes draws on Google's extensive experience of running containers at scale, and is now supported by all of the major cloud platform providers with the release of the AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). EKS provides a managed Kubernetes cluster to which you can deploy your container applications, without having to worry about day-to-day operational overheads and the complexities of cluster management. AWS has performed all the heavy lifting of establishing a robust and scalable platform, making it easier than ever to get up and running with Kubernetes.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the world of Kubernetes, we will work through how we can configure Kubernetes to ensure we are able to successfully deploy...