Kubernetes Recipes: A Practical Guide for Container Orchestration and Deployment

Kubernetes Recipes is your essential guide to using Kubernetes for container orchestration providing a hands-on, problem-solving approach to address the intricacies of deployment, scaling, and day-to-day operations. The book's format, organized for easy lookup, ensures that you can swiftly find detailed solutions to your challenges in your Kubernetes journey.

Beginning with the fundamentals, the book covers Kubernetes installation, working with the Kubernetes API, and understanding application primitives for efficient deployment. It teaches monitoring and troubleshooting strategies, providing practical insights into handling issues that may arise in your clusters. Whether new to Kubernetes or seeking advanced insights, the book covers a broad spectrum of topics, including managing specialized workloads, handling volumes and configuration data, implementing scaling strategies, and ensuring security.

Kubernetes Recipes is not merely a theoretical guide; it equips you with practical skills for everyday tasks, such as using the Kubernetes client effectively, creating and modifying fundamental workloads, managing services, and exploring the Kubernetes API. It doesn't stop at the basics but extends to advanced areas like developing Kubernetes, monitoring and logging practices, and exploring the ecosystem with tools like Helm. With this comprehensive guide, you not only build a strong foundation in Kubernetes but also gain insights into the intricacies of its ecosystem.

Whether you are looking to troubleshoot common issues, implement security measures, or develop applications for Kubernetes, this book is your go-to resource. It provides practical, actionable solutions for every step of learning this industry-leading containerization platform.

You will:

• Learn how to orchestrate cloud-native applications and apply the design to new and existing applications. 
• Acquire practical skills in deploying applications on Kubernetes, covering installations, CLI usage, and local instance management.
•  Learn cluster management techniques using tools, explore diverse creation methods, and deploy on popular cloud platforms. Gain an awareness of the debugging methods and tools available in Kubernetes.
• Understand how to Implement security best practices, control access, and secure pods while also gaining proficiency in monitoring resources, accessing logs, and handling common troubleshooting scenarios in Kubernetes environments.

The Book is for:

Developers, System Administrators, DevOps Professionals as well as Project Managers, students and researchers

Grzegorz Stencel is a versatile technologist and Staff Engineer at JPMorgan Chase. Greg designs and develops new systems, products, and features while providing technical guidance and mentorship. His experience spans prestigious organizations like Ericsson, ING, and Oxford University Press, with expertise in Networks, Cyber Security, and Programming. An electronics enthusiast, Greg creates PCB designs for home automation and alarms and explores robotics integrated with AI using Jetson Nano. With 17 years of experience as a Linux admin, Greg also holds a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certificate. He has built a Kubernetes cluster from laptop motherboards, contributing to the cloud community through teaching and leadership.

Luca Berton is an IT Infrastructure Expert. He spent two years at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and three years with Red Hat. Luca is the author of Ansible for VMware by Examples and Ansible for Kubernetes by Examples and the creator of the Ansible Pilot project. With over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, Luca specializes in Infrastructure Hardening and Automation. An Open-Source enthusiast, he actively supports the community by sharing his knowledge at public events.