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Quick Start Kubernetes - Third Edition
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Quick Start Kubernetes - Third Edition

by Nigel Poulton
January 2025
Beginner to intermediate
120 pages
1h 43m
English
Packt Publishing
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6: Running an app on Kubernetes

In this chapter, you’ll deploy a containerized application to Kubernetes.

If you’ve been following along, you’ll deploy the app you containerized in the previous chapter. If you skipped that, I’ve got a publicly available image you can use.

I’ve divided the chapter into these three sections:

  • Pre-reqs
  • Deploy the app
  • Test the app

Pre-reqs

You need a working Kubernetes cluster with kubectl configured to talk to your cluster. See Chapter 3.

If you’re using Docker Desktop on Windows, you’ll need to be in Linux containers mode. Just right-click the Docker whale in the system tray and choose Switch to Linux containers. If your system doesn’t have this option, you’re already in Linux containers mode.

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ISBN: 9781837026210