In the introduction, we talked about the Kubernetes API as if it is just one thing, although in a sense, it can be thought of in that way. However, the Kubernetes API we have been talking about is an aggregation of multiple APIs served by the core of Kubernetes, the control plane API server. The API server exposes an HTTP API that exposes the aggregated API and allows for the query and manipulation of API objects such as Pods, Deployments, Services, and Namespaces.

In this lesson, we will learn how to use KinD to create a local cluster. We will use the local cluster to manipulate a namespace resource using kubectl. We will examine the basic structure of a Kubernetes resource and see how we can address individual resources by their Group, Version, Kind, Name, and, usually, Namespace. Lastly, we'll discuss authentication and the kubeconfig file. This lesson will prepare us for interacting with the Kubernetes API at a lower level using Go.

Creating a KinD cluster

Prior to getting started interacting with the Kubernetes API, let's build a local Kubernetes cluster using KinD. This is a tool that enables us to create a Kubernetes cluster locally using Docker rather than running as services on the host.

Introduction to the Course

Go Language Basics

Go Language Essentials

Filesystem Interactions

Using Common Data Formats

Interacting with Remote Data Sources

Writing Command-Line Tooling

Automating Command-Line Tasks

Observability with OpenTelemetry

Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

Using ChatOps to Increase Efficiency

Creating Immutable Infrastructure Using Packer

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Deploying and Building Applications in Kubernetes

Programming the Cloud

Designing for Chaos

Appendix

Conclusion

Interacting With the Kubernetes API

Creating a KinD cluster