Kubernetes helps deploy and manage containerized applications at scale. It abstracts the underlying infrastructure so it doesn’t matter if you're deploying your applications to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or your own on-premises datacenter. Ready to get started?

In this course, you will cover the most essential Kubernetes concepts that you’ll need to know to be proficient, including pods, services, and deployments. Beyond that though, you will learn about the Kubernetes architecture, how to build clusters, and how to deploy and manage applications. 

In the last part of the course, you will dive into threat modeling and real-world security practices. By the end of this course, you will have a great new skill for your resume and you’ll be able to start using Kubernetes in your own projects.

Learn Kubernetes: A Deep Dive

Services are all about providing stable networking for Pods. They also provide load balancing and ways to be accessed from outside of the cluster.

The front end of a Service provides a stable IP, DNS name, and port that is guaranteed not to change for the entire life of the Service. The back end of a Service uses labels to load -balance traffic across a potentially dynamic set of application Pods.


Summary of the concepts learned in this chapter.

Kubernetes Primer

Kubernetes Principles of Operation

Installing Kubernetes

Working With Pods: Theory

Working With Pods: Hands-On

Kubernetes Deployments

Kubernetes Services: Theory

Kubernetes Services: Hands-On

Service Discovery

Kubernetes Storage

ConfigMaps

StatefulSets

Threat Modeling Kubernetes

Real-World Kubernetes Security

Conclusion

APPENDIX A: Other Important Stuff

Summary