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Deploying and Updating Applications

In this chapter, we will explore the automated pod scalability that Kubernetes provides, how it affects rolling updates, and how it interacts with quotas. We will touch on the important topic of provisioning and how to choose and manage the size of the cluster. Finally, we will look into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning. Here are the main points we will cover:

  • Live cluster updates
  • Horizontal pod autoscaling
  • Performing rolling updates with autoscaling
  • Handling scarce resources with quotas and limits
  • Continuous integration and deployment
  • Provisioning infrastructure with Terraform, Pulumi, custom operators, and Crossplane

By the end of this chapter, you will have the ability to plan a large-scale ...

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