Learn the fundamentals of Kubernetes, the container orchestration platform used by 82% of organizations using containers. Understand core resources like Pods, Deployments, Services, and more.

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Kubernetes is a declarative system for running and managing containerized applications. It uses a control plane to maintain desired state and worker nodes to run containers. Core resources include Pods (smallest deployable units), Deployments (manage Pod replicas), Services (stable network endpoints), ConfigMaps and Secrets (configuration management), Volumes (persistent storage), and Namespaces (logical isolation). You can practice locally using tools like minikube or k3d with kubectl commands to apply YAML manifests and manage resources.

A Beginner's Guide to Kubernetes