Appendix B

Common Containerization Technologies

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B.1 Docker

B.2 Kubernetes

As a supplement to Chapter 6, the appendix explores the Docker container engine and the Kubernetes containerization platform and further explains how they are commonly utilized. This content helps illustrate how the terms, concepts, and technologies described in Chapter 6 exist in real-world environments.

Note the following:

  • A Kubernetes platform needs to be deployed on a host cluster. The Docker container engine needs to be separately deployed on each host in that cluster.

  • Both Docker and Kubernetes introduce distinct terminology. Wherever applicable, the terms established ...

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