To follow the examples in each chapter, you need a recent version of Docker and Kubernetes installed on your machine, ideally Kubernetes 1.10. If your operating system is Windows 10 Professional, you can enable hypervisor mode; otherwise, you will need to install VirtualBox and use a Linux guest OS.
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Conventions used
There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.
CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Let's check out the nodes in the cluster using get nodes."
A block of code is set as follows:
type Scheduler struct {
config *Config
}
Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
> kubectl create -f candy.yaml candy "chocolate" created
Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Let's click on the kubedns pod."
Warnings or important notes appear like this.
Tips and tricks appear like this.