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Kubernetes in Action, 2nd edition

Published by Manning Publications (May 5, 2026) © 2026

Marko Luksa

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Kubernetes in Action
ISBN-13: 9781617297618 | Published 2026

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Table of contents

PART 1: FIRST TIME ON A BOAT: INTRODUCTION TO KUBERNETES

1INTRODUCING KUBERNETES

2UNDERSTANDING CONTAINERS

3DEPLOYING YOUR FIRST APPLICATION

PART 2: LEARNING THE ROPES: KUBERNETES API OBJECTS

4INTRODUCING KUBERNETES API OBJECTS

5RUNNING WORKLOADS IN PODS

6MANGING THE POD LIFECYCLE

7ATTACHING STORAGE VOLUMES TO PODS

8PERSISTING DATA IN PERSISTENTVOLUMES

9CONFIGURATION VIA CONFIGMAPS, SECRETS, AND THE DOWNWARD API

10ORGANIZING OBJECTS USING NAMESPACES AND LABELS

11EXPOSING PODS WITH SERVICES

12EXPOSING SERVICES WITH INGRESS

13REPLICATING PODS WITH REPLICASETS

14MANAGING PODS WITH DEPLOYMENTS

15 DEPLOYING STATEFUL WORKLOADS WITH STATEFULSETS

16 DEPLOYING SPECIALIZED WORKLOADS WITH DAEMONSETS, JOBS, AND CRONJOBS

PART 3: GOING BELOW DECK: KUBERNETES INTERNALS

17 UNDERSTANDING THE KUBERNETES API IN DETAIL

18 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL PLANE COMPONENTS

19 UNDERSTANDING THE CLUSTER NODE COMPONENTS

20 UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNAL OPERATION OF KUBERNETES CONTROLLERS

PART 4: SAILING OUT TO HIGH SEAS: MANAGING KUBERNETES

21 DEPLOYING HIGHLY-AVAILABLE CLUSTERS

22 MANAGING THE COMPUTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PODS

23 ADVANCED SCHEDULING USING AFFINITY AND ANTI-AFFINITY

24 AUTOMATIC SCALING USING THE HORIZONTALPODAUTOSCALER

25 SECURING THE API USING ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL

26 PROTECTING CLUSTER NODES

27 SECURING NETWORK COMMUNICATION USING NETWORKPOLICIES

28 UPGRADING, BACKING UP, AND RESTORING KUBERNETES CLUSTERS

29 ADDING CENTRALIZED LOGGING, METRICS, ALERTING, AND TRACING

PART 5: BECOMING A SEASONED MARINER: MAKING THE MOST OF KUBERNETES

30 KUBERNETES DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT BEST PRACTICES

30 EXTENDING KUBERNETES WITH CUSTOMRESOURCEDEFINITIONS AND OPERATORS

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