The Kubernetes Book
Last updated on 2019-03-09
About the Book
This is a book about Kubernetes - no prior knowledge required!
It's designed to teach you the theory and the practical as fast as possible so that you can hit the ground running with your first Kubernetes deployment.
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Table of Contents
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0: About the book
- Paperback
- Audio book
- eBook and Kindle editions
- Feedback
- Why should anyone read this book or care about Kubernetes?
- Should I buy the book if I’ve already watched your video training courses?
- Free updates to the book
- Versions of the book
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1: Kubernetes primer
- Kubernetes background
- Where did Kubernetes come from
- A data center OS
- Chapter summary
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2: Kubernetes principles of operation
- Kubernetes from 40K feet
- Masters and nodes
- Packaging apps
- The declarative model and desired state
- Pods
- Deployments
- Services
- Chapter summary
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3: Installing Kubernetes
- Play with Kubernetes
- Docker Desktop
- Minikube
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
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Installing Kubernetes on AWS with
kops -
Installing Kubernetes with
kubeadm - kubectl
- Chapter summary
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4: Working with Pods
- Pod theory
- Hands-on with Pods
- Chapter Summary
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5: Kubernetes Deployments
- Deployment theory
- How to create a Deployment
- Performing a rolling update
- How to perform a rollback
- Chapter summary
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6: Kubernetes Services
- Setting the scene
- Theory
- Hands-on with Services
- Real world example
- Chapter Summary
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7: Kubernetes storage
- The big picture
- Storage Providers
- The Container Storage Interface (CSI)
- The Kubernetes persistent volume subsystem
- Storage Classes and Dynamic Provisioning
- Demo
- Chapter Summary
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8: Other important Kubernetes stuff
- DaemonSets
- StatefulSets
- Jobs and CronJobs
- Autoscaling
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Helm
- Chapter Summary
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9: Threat modeling Kubernetes
- Threat model
- Spoofing
- Tampering
- Repudiation
- Information Disclosure
- Denial of Service
- Elevation of privilege
- Pod Security Policies
- Summary
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10: Real-world Kubernetes security
- CI/CD pipeline
- Infrastructure and networking
- Identity and access management (IAM)
- Auditing and security monitoring
- Real world example
- Summary
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11: What next
- Practice makes perfect
- More books
- Video training
- Events and meetups
- Feedback
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