Chapter 3. OpenShift – Technologies and Working

In Chapter 2, Using OpenShift, we discussed how to use OpenShift from an end user perspective, as a developer or web application administrator who might utilize OpenShift as an auto-scaling hosting environment. This chapter will take a deeper look into the technologies that drive OpenShift from the backend. The material we will cover in the following sections may not interest all parties, but those interested in what makes OpenShift tick should feel encouraged to read on and take a peek behind the curtains. Also, those who aim to deploy or host their own OpenShift Origin or Enterprise infrastructure, are likely find the information within the following sections of interest.

Before we delve too far into OpenShift nomenclature and inner workings, we should be sure and spend some time discussing the technologies that OpenShift relies upon. In the following sections, we cover what OpenShift utilizes in order to deliver its user experience, along...