Summary

In this chapter, we learned how to deploy our task manager application to Kubernetes. We started by learning about Kubernetes, and container technologies in general, and what their main advantages are compared to more traditional deployment strategies. Then, we learned how to create a container image for our application and the required cluster configuration manifests to be able to deploy it to Kubernetes using Eclipse JKube. Finally, we deployed the application into a local minikube Kubernetes cluster.

You should now have a basic understanding of Kubernetes. You should be able to create and publish container images for your applications, and know how to deploy them to Kubernetes to expose them to the world. In the following chapter, we’ll learn how to deploy the application to Fly.io, one of the most popular Cloud application platforms with one of its free pricing plans.