Are you familiar with K8s?
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It is another name for Kubernetes, an open-source platform for managing containerized applications. Kubernetes automates the scaling, deployment, and management of containerized applications, allowing them to run consistently across different computing environments.
What is Kubernetes and what does it do?
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Kubernetes is an open-source container management tool that automates the deployment, scaling, and descaling of containers. It was developed by Google based on their experience of running containerized workloads for over 15 years. Kubernetes has become the standard tool for managing containerized applications and has a large and active community contributing to its development.
How are Kubernetes and Docker linked?
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Docker builds containers, which then communicate with each other via Kubernetes. Kubernetes supports multiple container runtimes, including Docker, CRI-O, and others. In simple terms, Kubernetes is analogous to an operating system, and Docker containers are comparable to applications installed on that operating system.
Docker is a containerization platform that allows developers to package and distribute their applications as self-contained units, known as containers. Kubernetes, on the other hand, is a container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
The two technologies, Kubernetes and Docker, work together to enable the deployment and management of applications in a distributed environment.
Can you explain what container orchestration is?
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Container orchestration is a process that involves managing and coordinating the deployment, scaling, and operation of multiple containers that run on a single server or across multiple servers. It automates container provisioning, networking, resource allocation, load balancing, availability, and lifecycle management tasks. Container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and Apache Mesos, help ensure that containers work together seamlessly and efficiently to deliver the desired applications or services.
Why do we need container orchestration?