You're reading from Hands-on Kubernetes on Azure, Third Edition Use Azure Kubernetes Service to automate management, scaling, and deployment of containerized applications

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801079945

Length 528 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Containerization

Authors (3):

Gunther Lenz

Nills Franssens

Shivakumar Gopalakrishnan

Preface

Foreword

Section 1: The Basics FREE CHAPTER

1. Introduction to containers and Kubernetes

2. Getting started with Azure Kubernetes Service

Section 2: Deploying on AKS

3. Application deployment on AKS

4. Building scalable applications

5. Handling common failures in AKS

6. Securing your application with HTTPS

7. Monitoring the AKS cluster and the application

Section 3: Securing your AKS cluster and workloads

8. Role-based access control in AKS

9. Azure Active Directory pod‑managed identities in AKS

10. Storing secrets in AKS

11. Network security in AKS

Section 4: Integrating with Azure managed services

12. Connecting an application to an Azure database

13. Azure Security Center for Kubernetes

14. Serverless functions

15. Continuous integration and continuous deployment for AKS

Index

Different ways to create an AKS cluster

In this chapter, you will use the Azure portal to deploy your AKS cluster. There are, however, multiple ways to create an AKS cluster:

Using the portal: The portal offers a graphical user interface (GUI) for deploying your cluster through a wizard. This is a great way to deploy your first cluster. For multiple deployments or automated deployments, one of the following methods is recommended.
Using the Azure CLI: The Azure command-line interface (CLI) is a cross-platform CLI for managing Azure resources. This allows you to script your cluster deployment, which can be integrated into other scripts.
Using Azure PowerShell: Azure PowerShell is a set of PowerShell commands used for managing Azure resources directly from PowerShell. It can also be used to create Kubernetes clusters.
Using ARM templates: Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are an Azure-native way to deploy Azure resources using Infrastructure...