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Working with Kuber­netes

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How can you set up Kuber­netes? Beginner-friendly Kuber­netes tutorial

Kuber­netes helps you manage con­tain­ers—once you know how it works. But es­pe­cially for beginners, getting started with Kuber­netes can be chal­len­ging. That’s why, in this Kuber­netes tutorial, we’ve explained the in­stall­a­tion process and the most important functions in a short and…

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How to create Kuber­netes pods

Kuber­netes pods isolate con­tain­ers, but at the same time enable resource sharing for easy com­mu­nic­a­tion. It is possible to flexibly configure CPU and memory spe­cific­a­tions when setting up pods. In our dedicated article, we’ll explain how to create, check and delete a Kuber­netes…

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How to create Kuber­netes De­ploy­ments step by step

A Kuber­netes De­ploy­ment offers you a way to manage your container ap­plic­a­tions ef­fi­ciently in the cloud. The platform automates the or­ches­tra­tion of con­tain­ers and optimises the use of resources by dy­nam­ic­ally adapting the running ap­plic­a­tion instances. In our com­pre­hens­ive…

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How to create and debug a Kuber­netes State­ful­Set

Kuber­netes State­ful­Sets give each pod a unique and per­sist­ent network identity. This ID persists even after restarts or scaling. In contrast to stateless ap­plic­a­tions, State­ful­Sets can start and scale pods in a defined sequence. You can find out everything you need to know about…

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What are Kuber­netes pods?

Kuber­netes pods combine con­tain­ers and isolate them. Pods within the same service com­mu­nic­ate easily by sharing a common network. Con­trol­lers con­tinu­ously monitor the status of pods and adapt them to in­creas­ing or de­creas­ing loads. The use of pods in Kuber­netes thus sim­pli­fies…

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How to automate your tasks with Kuber­netes CronJob

Kuber­netes CronJobs are easy to configure using YAML files. They enable the automatic execution of recurring tasks at specific intervals. CronJobs therefore reduce manual in­ter­ven­tion and save time and costs. In our dedicated guide, we explain exactly what CronJobs are and how to…

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Kuber­netes in com­par­is­on

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What are the dif­fer­ences between K3S vs K8S? An overview

K3S and K8S are two different variants of Kuber­netes with sig­ni­fic­ant dif­fer­ences. K8S is the full-scale en­ter­prise solution, while K3S is a light­weight dis­tri­bu­tion. This article examines the K8S vs K3S com­par­is­on in terms of design, in­stall­a­tion, security, and use cases. It…

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OpenShift vs. Kuber­netes

Do you want to work with cutting-edge container tech­no­logy but aren’t sure which or­ches­tra­tion to choose? Con­veni­ence vs flex­ib­il­ity, PaaS vs open source, OpenShift vs Kuber­netes. Both man­age­ment tools have their ad­vant­ages, but which one fits your project best? We compare…

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Kuber­netes vs. Docker - What’s the dif­fer­ence?

Docker provides the ability to package software into con­tain­ers that run con­sist­ently anywhere. When these con­tain­ers need to be managed across multiple servers, Kuber­netes comes into play—a platform for container or­ches­tra­tion. We’ll show you how Kuber­netes and Docker relate to…

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Kuber­netes Al­tern­at­ives

Kuber­netes is the market leader for dis­trib­uted cluster or­ches­trat­ors. In­ter­est­ingly, a number of al­tern­at­ives exist to give Kuber­netes a run for its money. These cover a wide range of possible uses. From local clusters for your own de­vel­op­ment en­vir­on­ment to dis­trib­uted systems…

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Kuber­netes Basics

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What is K3S?

K3S is a light­weight Kuber­netes dis­tri­bu­tion spe­cific­ally designed for en­vir­on­ments with limited computing resources. This article explains how K3S works, outlines its main pros and cons, and high­lights scenarios where its use is es­pe­cially be­ne­fi­cial. We also explore popular K3S…

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What is Kuber­netes and how does it work?

Container tech­no­logy has re­volu­tion­ised software de­vel­op­ment. However, once you start working with multiple con­tain­ers sim­ul­tan­eously, it becomes confusing. Kuber­netes offers a solution: With the or­ches­tra­tion tool, de­velopers can keep an eye on all con­tain­ers, scale ef­fect­ively,…

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How to create and apply a Kuber­netes load balancer

The popular container man­age­ment system Kuber­netes supports various load balancing ap­proaches that ensure workloads are optimally dis­trib­uted across different pods. This not only improves per­form­ance but also enhances fault tolerance and scalab­il­ity. Our dedicated article…

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How can you create and use a Kuber­netes cluster?

An essential component of Kuber­netes is the so-called clusters. Kuber­netes clusters are used to deploy, manage, and run your ap­plic­a­tions in Kuber­netes en­vir­on­ments. We explain how Kuber­netes clusters are struc­tured, where they are commonly used, and why they are important. In…

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