You're reading from The Kubernetes Operator Framework Book Overcome complex Kubernetes cluster management challenges with automation toolkits

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803232850

Length 328 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kubernetes

Concepts

Containerization

Author (1):

Michael Dame

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Essentials of Operators and the Operator Framework

2. Chapter 1: Introducing the Operator Framework FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding How Operators Interact with Kubernetes

4. Part 2: Designing and Developing an Operator

5. Chapter 3: Designing an Operator – CRD, API, and Target Reconciliation

6. Chapter 4: Developing an Operator with the Operator SDK

7. Chapter 5: Developing an Operator – Advanced Functionality

8. Chapter 6: Building and Deploying Your Operator

9. Part 3: Deploying and Distributing Operators for Public Use

10. Chapter 7: Installing and Running Operators with the Operator Lifecycle Manager

11. Chapter 8: Preparing for Ongoing Maintenance of Your Operator

12. Chapter 9: Diving into FAQs and Future Trends

13. Chapter 10: Case Study for Optional Operators – the Prometheus Operator

14. Chapter 11: Case Study for Core Operator – Etcd Operator

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Releasing new versions of your Operator

Now that your Operator is published, the fun has just begun. It's now time to start thinking about your next release! As with any software project, your Operator will evolve over time by introducing new features and adapting to changes in upstream Kubernetes. There are tomes of literature written on releasing software with recommendations on when and how to publish updates to a software product. Much of that information is out of the scope of this book. Instead, we will explain the technical steps required to create and publish a new version of your Operator with the Operator SDK, Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), and OperatorHub in mind. From there, methods and timing for your release are entirely up to your organization (though you may want to learn more about how other Kubernetes projects are released later in this chapter in the Aligning with the Kubernetes release timeline section).