Chapter 1: Introducing and Installing kubectl
Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration system for managing containerized applications across multiple hosts in a cluster.
Kubernetes provides mechanisms for application deployment, scheduling, updating, maintenance, and scaling. A key feature of Kubernetes is that it actively manages containers to ensure that the state of the cluster always matches the user's expectations.
Kubernetes enables you to respond quickly to customer demand by scaling or rolling out new features. It also allows you to make full use of your hardware.
Kubernetes is the following:
- Lean: Lightweight, simple, and accessible
- Portable: Public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud
- Extensible: Modular, pluggable, hookable, ...
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