Chapter 9: Persistent Storage in Kubernetes

So far, we've learned about Kubernetes' key concepts, and this chapter is going to be the last one about Kubernetes' core concepts. So far, you've understood that Kubernetes is all about creating an object in the etcd datastore that will be converted into actual computing resources on the Nodes that are part of your cluster.

This chapter will focus on a concept called PersistentVolume. This is going to be another object that you will need to master in order to get persistent storage on your cluster. Persistent storage is achieved in Kubernetes by using the PersistentVolume resource kind, which has its own mechanics. Honestly, these can be relatively difficult to approach at first, but we are going ...

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