Kubernetes Overview

Introduction to Kubernetes

• Kubernetes: Tool for managing and automating containerized workloads in the cloud.
• Analogy:
  • Orchestra = App (e.g., Robinhood)
  • Musicians = Docker containers
  • Conductor = Kubernetes

Functionality of Kubernetes

• Scaling: Manages workloads by scaling containers across multiple machines.
• Self-healing: If a container fails, Kubernetes replaces it automatically.
• Cluster: A system deployed on Kubernetes.

Components of Kubernetes

• Control Plane:

  • The brain of the operation.
  • Exposes an API server to handle internal and external requests.
  • Contains ETCD: key-value database that stores important cluster information.

• Nodes:

  • Worker machines in the cluster (think of a machine).
  • Each node runs a kubelet: a small application that communicates with the control plane.

Pods

• Pods: The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes (analogy: pod of whales or containers running together).
• Each node can host multiple pods.

Scaling and Availability

• Horizontal Scaling: Kubernetes can add more nodes as workload increases.
• High Availability: Achieved by maintaining a replica set (set of running pods/containers ready at any time).

Configuration and Management

• As a developer, define objects in YAML to describe the desired state of your cluster.
  • Example: An Nginx deployment with a replica set of three pods.
  • Spec field defines behavior (containers, volumes, ports, etc.).
• Configuration allows for automatic provisioning and scaling of containers, ensuring they are always running and healthy.

Conclusion

• This summary provides a quick insight into Kubernetes functionalities and components in a concise manner.
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