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☸️ Kubernetes Handbook
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💡 Why This Book Stands Out
- 🔧 Practical Approach: Hands-on tutorials and real-world projects.
- ✍️ Clear Explanations: Makes Kubernetes accessible to beginners.
- 📘 Comprehensive Coverage: From basics to production-grade setups.
📚 Table of Contents
📘 Introduction
- What is Kubernetes?
- Evolution of Container Orchestration
- Benefits of Kubernetes
🧠 Core Concepts and Terminology
- Kubernetes Architecture
- Nodes, Pods, and Clusters
- Relationships & Comparison
- Control Plane Components
- Kubernetes Networking Overview
🛠️ Installation and Setup
- Local Setup: Minikube & KIND
- Cloud Provider Installations
- Configuring
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📦 Core Components
- Pods
- Deployments
- ReplicaSets & Scaling
- Services
- Namespaces
⚙️ Advanced Kubernetes Resources
- StatefulSets
- DaemonSets
- Jobs & CronJobs
- ConfigMaps
- Secrets
- Volumes & Persistent Volumes
🌐 Networking and Communication
- Kubernetes Networking Model
- Ingress Controllers
- Load Balancing & Service Discovery
- Network Policies
📈 Scaling and Load Management
- Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
- Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)
- Cluster Autoscaler
🔐 Security
- RBAC
- Pod Security Admission (PSA)
- Namespace Labeling for PSA
- Security Use Cases and Limitations
📊 Observability and Monitoring
- Kubernetes Metrics Server
- Logging with Fluentd and Elastic Stack
- Prometheus & Grafana Monitoring
- Debugging Techniques
🔄 CI/CD Integration
- Helm Package Management
- Jenkins Pipelines
- GitOps with ArgoCD & Flux
🧬 Advanced Topics
- Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
- Kubernetes Operators
- Kubernetes API Extensions
- Service Meshes (Istio, Linkerd)
☁️ Kubernetes in the Cloud
- Managed Services: EKS, GKE, AKS
- Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Deployments
- Kubernetes Cost Management
🏗️ Real-World Kubernetes Scenarios
- Multi-Tenancy
- Blue-Green & Canary Deployments
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
⚠️ Challenges and Best Practices
- Troubleshooting Techniques
- Common Pitfalls
- Developer Best Practices
- Operator Best Practices
🔮 The Future of Kubernetes
- Upcoming Features
- Community and Ecosystem Growth
- Kubernetes in Emerging Tech
💬 “Kubernetes is complex, but it doesn’t have to be confusing. This book makes it practical and approachable—step by step.”