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The DevOps 2.3 Toolkit

By : Viktor Farcic
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The DevOps 2.3 Toolkit

By: Viktor Farcic

Overview of this book

Building on The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit, The DevOps 2.1 Toolkit: Docker Swarm, and The DevOps 2.2 Toolkit: Self-Sufficient Docker Clusters, Viktor Farcic brings his latest exploration of the DevOps Toolkit as he takes you on a journey to explore the features of Kubernetes. The DevOps 2.3 Toolkit: Kubernetes is a book in the series that helps you build a full DevOps Toolkit. This book in the series looks at Kubernetes, the tool designed to, among other roles, make it easier in the creation and deployment of highly available and fault-tolerant applications at scale, with zero downtime. Within this book, Viktor will cover a wide range of emerging topics, including what exactly Kubernetes is, how to use both first and third-party add-ons for projects, and how to get the skills to be able to call yourself a “Kubernetes ninja.” Work with Viktor and dive into the creation and exploration of Kubernetes with a series of hands-on guides.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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The End
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Pods are (almost) useless (by themselves)

Pods are fundamental building blocks in Kubernetes. In most cases, you will not create Pods directly. Instead, you'll use higher level constructs like Controllers.

Pods are disposable. They are not long lasting services. Even though Kubernetes is doing its best to ensure that the containers in a Pod are (almost) always up-and-running, the same cannot be said for Pods. If a Pod fails, gets destroyed, or gets evicted from a Node, it will not be rescheduled. At least, not without a Controller. Similarly, if a whole node is destroyed, all the Pods on it will cease to exist. Pods do not heal by themselves. Excluding some special cases, Pods are not meant to be created directly.

Do not create Pods by themselves. Let one of the controllers create Pods for you.