Introduction to Kubernetes API

To master Kubernetes, we need to understand the API and how it works. However, it’s large and complex, and it can be confusing if we’re new to APIs and uncomfortable with terms like RESTful. This chapter will blow away the confusion and get us up to speed with the fundamentals of the Kubernetes API.

Let’s mention a few quick things before getting started.

This chapter includes lots of jargon, so you can get comfortable with it. We also highly recommend that you complete the hands-on parts, as they’ll help reinforce the theory.

Finally, Pods, Services, StatefulSets, StorageClasses, and more are all resources in the API. However, ...