Summary

We began this chapter with a high-level overview of the Kubernetes architecture and API object model, introducing the most common cluster resources, such as pods, Deployments, and Services. Next, we took on the relatively challenging task of building an on-premises Kubernetes cluster from scratch using VMs. We explored various CLI tools for managing Kubernetes cluster resources on-premises. At the high point of our journey, we focused on deploying and scaling applications in Kubernetes using imperative and declarative Deployment scenarios.

We believe that novice Linux administrators will benefit greatly from the material covered in this chapter and become more knowledgeable in managing resources across hybrid clouds and on-premises distributed environments, deploying applications at scale, and working with CLI tools. We believe that the structured information in this chapter will also help seasoned system administrators refresh some of their knowledge and skills in the areas...