Summary

This chapter was all about Kubernetes. We started this chapter by describing a possible work environment for a developer: a good workstation with tooling to start local development, even with Kubernetes locally installed. We used Ubuntu Desktop as an example, but in fact, it doesn't really matter as long as you are happy with your development environment.

With everything in place locally, we covered the configuration of Kubernetes clusters in Azure using the Azure CLI and PowerShell.

The deployment of workloads in Azure can be as simple as executing kubectl run, but more complex scenarios were also explored, such as multi-container applications.

As a developer, two tools are available to help streamline your development process: Draft and Helm. Draft is used for the initial development phase, and Helm is used afterward to install and maintain the application.

Kubernetes is a tool for managing your containers, making it easy to deploy, maintain, and update your...