Getting Started with Kubernetes

So far, we've learned about the benefits that containers can bring us, but what if we need to scale out our services to meet the needs of our business? Is there a way to build services across multiple machines without dealing with cumbersome network and storage settings? Is there an easy way to manage and roll out our microservices with a different service cycle? This is where Kubernetes comes into play. In this chapter, we'll look at the following concepts:

• Understanding Kubernetes
• Components of Kubernetes
• Kubernetes resources and their configuration files
• How to launch the kiosk application using Kubernetes