I have been fortunate in working a lot more with Kubernetes lately over the last few months so I’ve been exposed to a lot of Kubernetes resource material. It’s fast becoming a more popular way to deploy applications. The concept of separating concerns for each service makes Kubernetes and Docker containerisation a perfect choice. What you build is what you’ll get and scalability is baked in.
I’ve explained how to get a WordPress site working using Docker here, but did you know that you can also deploy this to a production-ready cluster?
To others understand how Kubernetes works, I have compiled a list of resources that have helped me grasp this new tricky, but rather forward-thinking concept that may help those transitioning from a typical LAMP architecture to a cluster orchestration style of deployment.
A short video explaining Kubernetes in 5 minutes:
And articles that will help explain in further detail:
- https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-an-overview – Kubernetes – An Overview
- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-kubernetes – Kubernetes introduction by Digital Ocean
- https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way – With all the coding technicals (for the hardcore learners)
