Front matter
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the authors
about the cover illustration
1 Why Kubernetes exists
1.1 Reviewing a few key terms before we get started
1.2 The infrastructure drift problem and Kubernetes
1.3 Containers and images
1.4 Core foundation of Kubernetes
All infrastructure rules in Kubernetes are managed as plain YAML
1.5 Kubernetes features
1.6 Kubernetes components and architecture
The Kubernetes API
Example one: An online retailer
Example two: An online giving solution
1.7 When not to use Kubernetes
2 Why the Pod?
2.1 An example web application
Infrastructure for our web application
Operational requirements
Kubernetes, infrastructure, and the Pod