Chapter 6: Working with Skaffold Container Image Builders and Deployers
In the previous chapter, we took a deep dive into the Skaffold CLI and its pipeline stages. We also looked at the Skaffold configuration. In this chapter, we will introduce you to reactive programming by creating a Reactive Spring Boot CRUD application. We will then learn about Skaffold's pluggable architecture, which supports different methods of building and deploying container images to a Kubernetes cluster.
In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:
- Creating a Reactive Spring Boot CRUD application
- Working with Skaffold container image builders
- Exploring Skaffold container image deployers
By the end of this chapter, you will have gained a solid understanding of Skaffold's supported container image builders, including Jib, Docker, and Buildpacks. You will also learn about Helm, kubectl, and Kustomize, which are supported by Skaffold to help deploy...