Getting Started

with Google
Kubernetes
Engine
By Bhargavram Athray
4VV21CI012
Containers
1. Containers:
- Lightweight, portable, and self-sufficient units for
packaging software.
- Encapsulate applications and their dependencies for
consistent deployment.
- Efficient resource utilization and isolation, enabling
scalability and flexibility.

2. Docker:
- Leading containerization platform for building, shipping,
and running containers.
- Uses Docker Engine to create and manage containers.
- Simplifies development-to-production workflows and
application deployment.

Kubernetes
1. Kubernetes:
- Open-source container orchestration platform for automating
deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
- Provides declarative configuration and automation of deployment,
scaling, and operations.
- Offers high availability, fault tolerance, and self-healing capabilities.
2. Key Concepts:
- Pods: Smallest deployable units in Kubernetes, containing one or more
containers.
- Deployments: Manage replica sets and ensure application availability
and scaling.
- Services: Expose applications to external traffic and enable load
balancing.
3. Benefits:
- Scalability: Easily scale applications up or down based
on demand.
- Portability: Run applications consistently across
different environments.
- Automation: Automate deployment and management
tasks, reducing manual intervention.
- Resilience: Ensure high availability and fault tolerance
with built-in features.
4. Use Cases:
- Microservices Architecture: Break applications into
smaller, manageable services.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
(CI/CD): Streamline software delivery pipelines.
- Hybrid and Multi-cloud Deployments: Run applications
seamlessly across multiple environments.
 4. Kubernetes API:
- Endpoint for cluster control.
Kubernetes Architecture
5. Networking:
- Network overlay for pod communication.
1. Master Node:
- Services for stable endpoints.
- Control plane managing the cluster.
- Components: API Server, Scheduler, Controller Manager,
etcd. 6. Add-ons:
- Optional components for extended functionality.

2. Worker Nodes:
- Run containerized applications.
- Components: Kubelet, Container Runtime, Kube-proxy.

3. etcd:
- Distributed key-value store for cluster state.
 5. Monitoring and Logging:

Kubernetes Operations - Utilize monitoring tools and collect container logs.

6. High Availability:
1. Deployment:
- Deployments with multiple replicas
- Define and deploy applications with YAML manifests. and PodDisruptionBudgets.

2. Scaling: 7. Security:
- Horizontal and vertical scaling for managing resources. - RBAC and Network Policies for access control and traffic
management.

3. Service Discovery:
8. Backup and Recovery:
- Kubernetes DNS and Services for stable endpoints.
- etcd backups and Persistent Volume Snapshots for data
protection.
4. Updates and Rollbacks:
- Rolling updates and rollbacks for seamless changes.