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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x

By : Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker
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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x

By: Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker

Overview of this book

Docker containers have revolutionized the software supply chain in small and big enterprises. Never before has a new technology so rapidly penetrated the top 500 enterprises worldwide. Companies that embrace containers and containerize their traditional mission-critical applications have reported savings of at least 50% in total maintenance cost and a reduction of 90% (or more) of the time required to deploy new versions of those applications. Furthermore they are benefitting from increased security just by using containers as opposed to running applications outside containers. This book starts from scratch, introducing you to Docker fundamentals and setting up an environment to work with it. Then we delve into concepts such as Docker containers, Docker images, Docker Compose, and so on. We will also cover the concepts of deployment, orchestration, networking, and security. Furthermore, we explain Docker functionalities on public clouds such as AWS. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience working with Docker containers and orchestrators such as SwarmKit and Kubernetes.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 12. Introduction to Kubernetes

In the previous chapter, we learned how SwarmKit uses rolling updates to achieve zero downtime deployments. We were also introduced to Docker secrets, which are used to share confidential data with an application service running in a Docker Swarm.

In this chapter, we're going to introduce Kubernetes. Kubernetes is currently the clear leader in the container orchestration space. We are starting with a high-level overview of the architecture of a Kubernetes cluster and then we will discuss the main objects used in Kubernetes to define and run containerized applications.

The topics discussed in this chapter are:

  • Architecture
  • Kubernetes masters
  • Cluster nodes
  • Introduction to MiniKube
  • Kubernetes support in Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows
  • Pods
  • Kubernetes ReplicaSet
  • Kubernetes deployment
  • Kubernetes service
  • Context-based routing
  • Comparing SwarmKit with Kubernetes

After finishing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Draft the high-level architecture of a Kubernetes cluster...