Before we start covering the theory of Kubernetes in Chapter 8, this chapter will get you up and running with a real, live Kubernetes cluster. If I start talking about Kubernetes theory first, it tends to be pretty meaningless. If you start with some concrete Kubernetes usage, then, when I start talking about the theory, you will have a more concrete grasp of how things go together.
We are going to use Linode to create the cluster, because Linode’s Kubernetes service is easy, low-cost, ...