In this blog, we will explore how we can use the the configuration data like database details using Config Maps and Secrets. Application ( Container Image) -> Deploy it on the Dev -> INT -> Prod There is no change from the application, application remains the same in all the environments. The only thing which will change is the database details. So we need to…

In this blog, we will explore the concept of Kubernetes Controllers and how to use them to create replicated Deployments. We will also explore which controller should we use for a specific use case. Prerequisite: There are different kinds of controllers Why controllers ? In my previous blog we have seen how to create a pod and manage its lifecycle manually. There are various reasons…

In this blog, we will explore how to check the health of the pods using Liveness and Readiness Probe If you are not familiar with basics of Kubernetes pod, please check my blog Prerequisite: Agenda: A probe/health check may return the following results: Success: The container passed the health check. Failure: The container failed the health check. Unknown: The health check failed for unknown reasons….

In this blog, we will explore about Labels and Annotation. We will explain their use cases so that we can decide whether to use labels or annotation for a particular use case. In my previous blog we have already seen different kinds of pods and their life cycle. In general, we always want to organize our pods based on some properties so that we can…

In this blog, we will explore Google Kubernetes Engine. We will setup a Kubernetes Cluster using Google Kubernetes Engine(GKE) Service which is provided by Google. With GKE, we don’t need to build a cluster from scratch. Instead, clusters can be launched and turned down on demand. Check out my GCP For beginners tutorial if you are not familiar with GCP. Introduction We can create Kubernetes…