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Hands-On Docker for Microservices with Python

You're reading from   Hands-On Docker for Microservices with Python Design, deploy, and operate a complex system with multiple microservices using Docker and Kubernetes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838823818
Length 408 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jaime Buelta Jaime Buelta
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Microservices
2. Making the Move – Design, Plan, and Execute FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: Designing and Operating a Single Service – Creating a Docker Container
4. Creating a REST Service with Python 5. Build, Run, and Test Your Service Using Docker 6. Creating a Pipeline and Workflow 7. Section 3:Working with Multiple Services – Operating the System through Kubernetes
8. Using Kubernetes to Coordinate Microservices 9. Local Development with Kubernetes 10. Configuring and Securing the Production System 11. Using GitOps Principles 12. Managing Workflows 13. Section 4: Production-Ready System – Making It Work in Real-Life Environments
14. Monitoring Logs and Metrics 15. Handling Change, Dependencies, and Secrets in the System 16. Collaborating and Communicating across Teams 17. Assessments 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Setting up Flux to control the Kubernetes cluster

Flux (https://github.com/fluxcd/flux) is a tool that ensures that the state of a Kubernetes cluster matches the files stored in a Git repo.

It gets deployed inside the Kubernetes cluster, as another deployment. It runs every 5 minutes and checks with the Git repo and Docker registry. Then, it applies any changes. This helps with access to the Git repo, as there's no need to create any push mechanism inside a CI system.

We will see how to start a Flux container inside Kubernetes that pulls from the GitHub repo.

Starting the system

For simplicity, we will use the local Kubernetes. We will use the images described in Chapter 6, Local Development with Kubernetes, so be sure...

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