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Docker Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Ken Cochrane, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, Neependra K Khare
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Book Image

Docker Cookbook - Second Edition

2 (1)
By: Ken Cochrane, Jeeva S. Chelladhurai, Neependra K Khare

Overview of this book

Docker is an open source tool used for creating, deploying, and running applications using containers. With more than 100 self-contained tutorials, this book examines common pain points and best practices for developers building distributed applications with Docker. Each recipe in this book addresses a specific problem and offers a proven, best practice solution with insights into how it works, so that you can modify the code and configuration files to suit your needs. The Docker Cookbook begins by guiding you in setting up Docker in different environments and explains how to work with its containers and images. You’ll understand Docker orchestration, networking, security, and hosting platforms for effective collaboration and efficient deployment. The book also covers tips and tricks and new Docker features that support a range of other cloud offerings. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to package and deploy end-to-end distributed applications with Docker and be well-versed with best practice solutions for common development problems.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Setting up a Kubernetes cluster

Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration tool used across multiple nodes in the cluster. It was started by Google, and now, developers from other companies are contributing to it. It provides mechanisms for application deployment, scheduling, updating, maintenance, and scaling. Kubernetes' auto-placement, auto-restart, and auto-replication features make sure that the desired state of the application is maintained, which is defined by the user. Users define applications through YAML or JSON files, which we'll see later in this recipe. These YAML and JSON files also contain the API version (apiVersion field) to identify the schema.

Let's look at some of the key components and concepts for Kubernetes:

  • Pods: A pod, which consists of one or more containers, is the deployment unit of Kubernetes. Each container in a pod shares...