Introducing Kubernetes components and objects
Since this chapter will refer to common Kubernetes objects and components, we wanted to provide a short table of terms that you will see and a brief definition of each to provide context.
In Chapter 5, Kubernetes Bootcamp, we will go over the components of Kubernetes and the base set of objects that are included in a cluster. We will also discuss how to interact with a cluster using the kubectl executable:
While these are only a few of the objects that are available in a Kubernetes cluster, they are the main objects we will mention in this chapter. Knowing what each object is and having basic knowledge of their functionality will help you understand this chapter and deploy a KinD cluster.
Interacting with a cluster
To test our KinD installation, we will interact with the cluster using the kubectl executable. We will go over kubectl in Chapter 5, Kubernetes...