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Learn Helm

You're reading from Learn Helm Improve productivity, reduce complexity, and speed up cloud-native adoption with Helm for Kubernetes

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839214295

Length 344 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Helm

Concepts

Containerization

Authors (2):

Andrew Block

Austin Dewey

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction and Setup

2. Chapter 1: Understanding Kubernetes and Helm FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Preparing a Kubernetes and Helm Environment

4. Chapter 3: Installing your First Helm Chart

5. Section 2: Helm Chart Development

6. Chapter 4: Understanding Helm Charts

7. Chapter 5: Building Your First Helm Chart

8. Chapter 6: Testing Helm Charts

9. Section 3: Adanced Deployment Patterns

10. Chapter 7: Automating Helm Processes Using CI/CD and GitOps

11. Chapter 8: Using Helm with the Operator Framework

12. Chapter 9: Helm Security Considerations

13. ASSESSMENTS

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding the WordPress application

In this chapter, you will use Helm to deploy WordPress on Kubernetes. WordPress is an open source Content Management System (CMS) used to create websites and blogs. Two different variants are available—WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress.com is a Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) version of the CMS, meaning the WordPress application and its components are already hosted and managed by WordPress. In this case, users do not need to worry about installing their own WordPress instance as they can simply access instances that are already available. WordPress.org, on the other hand, is the self-hosted option. It requires users to deploy their own WordPress instances and requires expertise to maintain.

Since WordPress.com is easier to start with, it may sound like the more desirable option. This SaaS version of WordPress, however, has many disadvantages over the self-hosted WordPress.org:

It does not provide as many features as WordPress...

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Authors (2)

Andrew Block

Andrew Block

Andrew Block is a core maintainer on the Helm project and a Distinguished Architect at Red Hat. He specializes in the use of continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies to streamline the delivery process and incorporate security at each stage. He works with organizations to adopt and implement these technologies and concepts within their organization. As an open source enthusiast, Andrew not only has authored several publications, but he is also a contributor to several open source communities and a lead within the sigstore project, which aims at simplifying how software is signed and verified.

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Austin Dewey

Austin Dewey

Austin Dewey is a DevOps engineer focused on delivering a streamlined developer experience on cloud and container technologies. Austin started his career with Red Hat's consulting organization, where he helped drive success at Fortune 500 companies by automating deployments on Red Hat's Kubernetes-based PaaS, OpenShift Container Platform. Currently, Austin works at fintech start-up Prime Trust, where he builds automation to scale financial infrastructure and supports developers on Kubernetes and AWS.

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