The 2024 edition is fully updated for Kubernetes v1.29 and all the latest trends in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Do you need to figure out what Kubernetes is all about? Do you like learning through hands-on?

If yes, this is the book for you...

Quick Start Kubernetes, brought to you by best-selling author Nigel Poulton, assumes zero prior experience and gets you to the point you can hold your own in a conversation with an expert, and deploy simple applications. And it does it in less than 100 pages!

You'll learn:

• What Kubernetes is
• Why we have Kubernetes
• The role Kubernetes will play in the future of infrastructure and applications

You'll also perform the following hands-on tasks:

• Build a Kubernetes cluster
• Containerize an app
• Deploy the app to Kubernetes
• Break the app and watch it self-heal
• Scale the app
• Perform a rolling update

Along the way, Nigel explains everything as clearly as possible and busts every piece of jargon. When you're done, you'll be in love with Kubernetes and ready to take your journey to the next level.

Table of Contents

1: What is Kubernetes

2: Why Kubernetes is so important

3: Kubernetes architecture

4: Getting Kubernetes

5: Containerizing an app

6: Running an app on Kubernetes

7: Self-healing

8: Scaling the app

9: Performing a rolling update

10: What next

Appendix A: Lab code

About the Author

Nigel Poulton is an author, video trainer, and consultant in the field of cloud computing and storage technologies. He has authored several books, including "The Kubernetes Book," "Docker Deep Dive," and "Quick Start Kubernetes," which have become go-to resources for IT professionals worldwide.

In addition to his writing, Nigel is a popular video trainer, with courses on platforms like Pluralsight, A Cloud Guru, and Udemy.