You're reading from Mastering Linux Administration A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems in the modern data center

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789954272

Length 772 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Alexandru Calcatinge

Julian Balog

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Linux Basic Administration

2. Chapter 1: Installing Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Linux Filesystem

4. Chapter 3: Linux Software Management

5. Chapter 4: Managing Users and Groups

6. Chapter 5: Working with Processes, Daemons, and Signals

7. Section 2: Advanced Linux Server Administration

8. Chapter 6: Working with Disks and Filesystems

9. Chapter 7: Networking with Linux

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Linux Servers

11. Chapter 9: Securing Linux

12. Chapter 10: Disaster Recovery, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting

13. Section 3: Cloud Administration

14. Chapter 11: Working with Containers and Virtual Machines

15. Chapter 12: Cloud Computing Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Deploying to the Cloud with AWS and Azure

17. Chapter 14: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

18. Chapter 15: Automating Workflows with Ansible

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 14: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

Whether you are a seasoned system administrator managing containerized applications or a DevOps engineer automating app orchestration workflows, Kubernetes could be your platform of choice. This chapter will introduce you to Kubernetes and will guide you through the basic process of building and configuring a Kubernetes cluster. We'll use Kubernetes to run and scale a simple application in a secure and highly available environment. You will also learn how to interact with Kubernetes using the command-line interface.

By the end of this chapter, you'll know how to install, configure, and manage a Kubernetes cluster, either on-premises or using managed services with public cloud providers such as AWS and Azure. We'll also show you how to deploy and scale an application using Kubernetes.

Here's a brief outline of the topics we will cover in this chapter: