Kubernetes setup & test

Deployment process

Kubernetes

Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, that facilitates both declarative configuration and automation. It has a large, rapidly growing ecosystem. Kubernetes services, support, and tools are widely available.

Useful resources:

• Official Documentation
• Cheat Sheet

Good articles:

• Learn the Kubernetes Key Concepts in 10 Minutes
• Kubernetes: Are you Ready to Manage your Infrastructure like Google?
• An Intro to Google's Kubernetes and How to Use It
• Kubernetes: The Future of Cloud Hosting
• Application Containers: Kubernetes and Docker from Scratch
• Kubernetes 101: Pods, Nodes, Containers, and Clusters

K8s awesome:

• Awesome-k8s-resources

Setupping Azure Kubernetes Service

1. On the Azure portal menu or from the Home page, select Create a resource.

2. Select Containers > Kubernetes Service.

3. On the Basics page, configure the following options:

Project details:

• Select an Azure Subscription - Azure for Students.
• Select or create an Azure Resource group, such as AKS_RG.

Cluster details:

• Ensure the the Preset configuration is Dev/Test($).
• Enter a Kubernetes cluster name, such as kube_master.
• Select a Region and Kubernetes version for the AKS cluster.

Primary node pool:

• Leave the default values selected.

4. Select Next: Node pools when complete.

5. Keep the default Node pools options.

6. Networking section

7. Click Review + create and then Create when validation completes.

It takes a few minutes to create the AKS cluster.

Integration k8s to vscode

1. Download necessary vscode plugins/extensions

Kubernetes:

Kubernetes Support:

Kubernetes Templates:

2. Go to the Azure AKS Web Panel, execute a shell and run command:

az aks get-credentials --resource-group AKS_RG --name kube_master

3. Download kubernetes config

4. Setup kube config in vscode

5. Result