Kubernetes Basics - From Container Image to Deployment

Kubernetes manages applications that run as containers across one or more machines. This series starts with the control-plane concepts, creates a local cluster with Kind, packages a small API as an image, publishes it to GitHub Container Registry, and deploys it with Kubernetes resources.

What you’ll build

• A local Kubernetes cluster with Kind
• A small Node.js task API packaged as a container image
• A GitHub Container Registry image reference
• Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets
• A complete application deployment that can be inspected and updated with kubectl

Series

• Chapter 1 - What Is Kubernetes?
• Chapter 2 - Create a Local Kubernetes Cluster with Kind
• Chapter 3 - Build and Publish a Task API Image to GHCR
• Chapter 4 - Run Pods in a Namespace
• Chapter 5 - Manage Replicas with Deployments and Rollouts
• Chapter 6 - Connect Pods with Services and Local Access
• Chapter 7 - Configure Applications with ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Storage
• Chapter 8 - Deploy the Complete Task API on Kind