Who this book is for

This book is for people who intend to use Kubernetes with container runtimes. Although Kubernetes supports various container engines through the Container Runtime Interface (CRI) and is not tied to any specific one, the combination of Kubernetes with containerd remains one of the most common use cases.

This book is highly technical, with a primary focus on Kubernetes and container runtimes from an engineering perspective. It is intended for engineers, whether they come from a development or system administration background and is not aimed at project managers. It is a Kubernetes bible for people who are going to use Kubernetes daily, or for people who wish to discover this tool. You shouldn’t be afraid of typing some commands on a terminal.

Being a total beginner to Kubernetes or having an intermediate level is not a problem for following this book. While we cover some container fundamentals within the chapters, it’s helpful to have basic technical familiarity with containers. This book can also serve as a guide if you are in the process of migrating an existing application to Kubernetes.

The book incorporates content that will allow readers to deploy Kubernetes on public cloud offerings such as Amazon EKS or Google GKE. Cloud users who wish to add Kubernetes to their stack on the cloud will appreciate this book.