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Modern DevOps Practices - Second Edition

By : Gaurav Agarwal
Book Image

Modern DevOps Practices - Second Edition

By: Gaurav Agarwal

Overview of this book

DevOps and the cloud have changed how we look at software development and operations like never before, leading to the rapid growth of various DevOps tools, techniques, and practices. This updated edition helps you pick up the right tools by providing you with everything you need to get started with your DevOps journey. The book begins by introducing you to modern cloud-native architecture, and then teaches you about the architectural concepts needed to implement the modern way of application development. The next set of chapters helps you get familiarized with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and other similar tools to enable you to build a base. As you advance, you’ll explore the core elements of cloud integration—AWS ECS, GKE, and other CaaS services. The chapters also discuss GitOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery—GitHub actions, Jenkins, and Argo CD—to help you understand the essence of modern app delivery. Later, you’ll operate your container app in production using a service mesh and apply AI in DevOps. Throughout the book, you’ll discover best practices for automating and managing your development lifecycle, infrastructure, containers, and more. By the end of this DevOps book, you'll be well-equipped to develop and operate applications using modern tools and techniques.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1:Modern DevOps Fundamentals
6
Part 2:Container Orchestration and Serverless
10
Part 3:Managing Config and Infrastructure
14
Part 4:Delivering Applications with GitOps
18
Part 5:Operating Applications in Production

Kubernetes architecture

Kubernetes is made of a cluster of nodes. There are two possible roles for nodes in Kubernetes – control plane nodes and worker nodes. The control plane nodes control the Kubernetes cluster, scheduling the workloads, listening to requests, and other aspects that help run your workloads and make the cluster function. They typically form the brain of the cluster.

On the other hand, the worker nodes are the powerhouses of the Kubernetes cluster and provide raw computing for running your container workloads.

Kubernetes architecture follows the client-server model via an API server. Any interaction, including internal interactions between components, happens via the Kubernetes API server. Therefore, the Kubernetes API server is known as the brain of the Kubernetes control plane.

There are other components of Kubernetes as well, but before we delve into the details, let’s look at the following diagram to understand the high-level Kubernetes...