Chapter 1: Communicating with Kubernetes
This chapter contains an explanation of container orchestration, including its benefits, use cases, and popular implementations. We'll also review Kubernetes briefly, including a layout of the architectural components, and a primer on authorization, authentication, and general communication with Kubernetes. By the end of this chapter, you'll know how to authenticate and communicate with the Kubernetes API.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- A container orchestration primer
- Kubernetes' architecture
- Authentication and authorization on Kubernetes
- Using kubectl and YAML files