- Introduction — How to Use This Guide
- Docker
- Chapter 1 — Is My Container Actually Running?
- Chapter 2 — Logs: Your First Source of Truth
- Chapter 3 — Networking — When Things Can't Talk
- Chapter 4 — Storage & Volumes
- Chapter 5 — Resource Pressure: CPU, Memory & Disk
- Chapter 6 — Images & Registry Problems
- Chapter 7 — Docker Swarm — Cluster Troubleshooting
- Kubernetes
- Chapter 8 — Kubernetes — The Full Workflow
- Advanced & Reference
- Chapter 9 — Advanced Debugging Techniques
- Chapter 10 — Preventive Monitoring
- Appendix — Cheatsheet — One-Liners You'll Actually Use
Docker & Kubernetes Troubleshooting
Beginner's Guide
Something is broken. The clock is ticking. Where do you even start?
Every engineer who works with containers knows that moment — the deployment is down, the logs are cryptic, and docker ps is showing something you didn't expect. You know the tools. You just need a clear head and a logical path forward.
That's exactly what this book is.
The Practitioner's Guide to Docker & Kubernetes Troubleshooting skips the introductory fluff and gets straight to the part where things are on fire. It's organized around symptoms — what you're actually seeing — not around how Docker or Kubernetes happens to be architected. Every chapter gives you a decision tree: here's the status, here's what it means, here's the command, here's the fix.
Whether you're chasing a CrashLoopBackOff at midnight, trying to figure out why two containers can't talk to each other, or untangling a Kubernetes node that just went NotReady — this guide has the exact path through it.
Covers Docker Engine · Docker Swarm · Kubernetes From single containers to multi-node clusters. From image pull failures to PVC stuck in Terminating.
No padding. No prerequisites lecture. Just the guide you wish you'd had the last time something broke.
Tight, benefit-led, and speaks directly to the frustration your readers already feel. Works well as Leanpub's "About This Book" blurb.
Minimum price
$16.00
$21.00
You pay
$21.00Author earns
$16.80PDF
About
About the Book
About This Book
Containers fail at the worst possible times — and when they do, you need answers fast, not a 300-page manual.
The Practitioner's Guide to Docker & Kubernetes Troubleshooting is a field guide for engineers who already know how to run containers but need a reliable, logical path through the mess when something breaks. It combines Docker container debugging, Docker Swarm cluster operations, and Kubernetes troubleshooting into a single, unified resource — organized the way your brain actually works under pressure: by symptom, not by system component.
Each chapter follows a consistent pattern: here's what you're seeing, here's what it most likely means, here's the exact command to confirm it, and here's the fix. No filler, no theory for theory's sake.
What's inside:
Across 10 chapters and a practical cheatsheet appendix, the book walks you through container status and health checks, log analysis, network connectivity debugging, volume and storage issues, resource pressure, image and registry failures, Docker Swarm service and node management, and the full Kubernetes troubleshooting workflow — covering pods, services, nodes, ingress, PVCs, and the control plane. Advanced techniques like ephemeral debug containers and host-level inspection round out the guide for the trickier situations.
Who it's for:
This book is written for developers and platform engineers who work with containerized workloads day to day — whether you're debugging a single Docker container on your laptop or chasing down a scheduling failure in a multi-node Kubernetes cluster at 2am.
The guiding philosophy:
Most container problems are configuration issues, not bugs. Start simple, gather evidence, then go deeper. This book helps you do exactly that — calmly and systematically, every time.
Feel free to trim or adjust the tone for wherever you're publishing it — whether that's a README, a landing page, or a book store listing.
Author
About the Author
Sudhanshu Jaiswal
DevOps Visionary | Cloud Architect | Automation Specialist.
I simplify complex infrastructure with Kubernetes, IaC, and robust CI/CD. Proficient in GCP/AWS and a pioneer in n8n workflow automation. Open-Source Advocate and a seasoned engineer dedicated to building resilient, scalable systems.
During my leisure time , I'm writing Hindi poetry or supporting my wife's @deepasoni6261's cooking youtube channel.
Contents
Table of Contents
The Leanpub 60 Day 100% Happiness Guarantee
Within 60 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.
Now, this is technically risky for us, since you'll have the book or course files either way. But we're so confident in our products and services, and in our authors and readers, that we're happy to offer a full money back guarantee for everything we sell.
You can only find out how good something is by trying it, and because of our 100% money back guarantee there's literally no risk to do so!
So, there's no reason not to click the Add to Cart button, is there?
See full terms...
Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase
We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.
(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)
In fact, authors have earned over $15 million writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub.
Learn more about writing on Leanpub
Free Updates. DRM Free.
If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).
Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers) and EPUB (for phones, tablets and Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.
Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.
Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them
Write and Publish on Leanpub
You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!
Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.
Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.