Kubernetes (K8S) introduction
So, by now chances are you have heard about Kubernetes at least ones. In this article, we will try to demystify Kubernetes and transform this buzzword into something we can comprehend. To those of you that didn't get a chance to read one of my previous articles introducing the key concepts of Docker, ( Who are you, Docker? ) I strongly suggest you start by reading that article before you move forward to this one. So what is Kubernetes? Kubernetes, (commonly stylized as K8s) is an open source originally designed by Google. It is a container orchestration system for automating application deployment, scaling, and management. Cluster who? - Terminology that will help us move forward. For one let's understand what is a cluster. If you ever played around with Docker containers you must know how easy it is to spin up several Containers or multi-container applications. Maybe you even got a chance to experiment with docker-compose. For something very small this kind of ...