You're reading from The Kubernetes Operator Framework Book Overcome complex Kubernetes cluster management challenges with automation toolkits

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803232850

Length 328 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kubernetes

Concepts

Containerization

Author (1):

Michael Dame

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Essentials of Operators and the Operator Framework

2. Chapter 1: Introducing the Operator Framework FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding How Operators Interact with Kubernetes

4. Part 2: Designing and Developing an Operator

5. Chapter 3: Designing an Operator – CRD, API, and Target Reconciliation

6. Chapter 4: Developing an Operator with the Operator SDK

7. Chapter 5: Developing an Operator – Advanced Functionality

8. Chapter 6: Building and Deploying Your Operator

9. Part 3: Deploying and Distributing Operators for Public Use

10. Chapter 7: Installing and Running Operators with the Operator Lifecycle Manager

11. Chapter 8: Preparing for Ongoing Maintenance of Your Operator

12. Chapter 9: Diving into FAQs and Future Trends

13. Chapter 10: Case Study for Optional Operators – the Prometheus Operator

14. Chapter 11: Case Study for Core Operator – Etcd Operator

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Future trends in the Operator Framework

This section refers to the future maintenance of your own Operator, as well as the alignment with ongoing work in the upstream Kubernetes community and how that relates to third-party Operator development. These topics are from Chapter 8, Preparing for Ongoing Maintenance of Your Operator.

How do you release a new version of an Operator?

Releasing a new version of an Operator is mostly dependent on your organization's release methods regarding timing and delivery infrastructure. But, the Operator Framework provides ways to denote your Operator's version in the form of the version field in the Operator's CSV (which is shown on OperatorHub), new API versions, and release channels.

When is it appropriate to add a new API version?

The most common time to add a new API version is when you are introducing a breaking change to the existing API. It can also be appropriate to increase the API's version as an indicator of...