Kubernetes in Action
by Marko Luksa · first published 2017
58% recommend26% neutral16% critical
Why HN recommends it
Beginner-friendly walkthrough from containers through the Kubernetes API and internals, praised for clear explanations and for helping readers go from Docker knowledge to working with managed clusters.
Common criticism: Some find it long and say it is outdated for newer Kubernetes versions.
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What boosted my gains in kubernetes was this book, which I didn't even have to read all the way. Kubernetes in Action by Marco Lukša. After that, consuming the docs was easier.
on “Ask HN: Do you have some well written resources on how to learn K8s as a dev?” ↗Kubernetes in Action by Manning (https://www.manning.com/books/kubernetes-in-action) is quite through, good and beginner friendly.
on “Ask HN: What is your Kubernetes nightmare?” ↗…they fit together or, if you want to try out running workloads on a cluster, Kubeadm (https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/independent/create-cluster-...) If you're interested in books on the topic, I like Kubernetes in Action (https://www.manning.com/books/kubernetes-in-action) or Kubernetes: Up and running (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920043874.do) One of the challenges with Kubernetes is that it's pretty fast moving,…
on “Kubermesh: self-hosted/healing/provisioning, partial-mesh network K8s cluster” ↗…Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality * Infrastructure as Code: Managing Servers in the Cloud * Cloud Native Infrastructure * the Scuba Paper from Facebook Research * Kubernetes in Action * Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance * Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment * Cloud Native: Designing Change-tolerant Software * Understanding The Linux Memory Manager <--…
on “Ask HN: Which books describe modern devops?” ↗https://www.manning.com/books/kubernetes-in-action One of the very few programming books I recommend to people. It's wonderfully written, easy to follow and for me, was a page turner.
on “Ask HN: Where to Learn Kubernetes?” ↗I highly recommend the book Kubernetes In Action by Lukša [1]. It's a fantastic walkthrough of the whole containerized stack -- from Docker containers through the Kubernetes API and some info on Kubernetes internals towards the end. This is one of those…
on “Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?” ↗- Kubernetes in Action - Get Programming with F#
on “Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?” ↗"Kubernetes in Action" by Marko (Manning publishing) is my recommendation. Took me from someone who knows docker/docker-compose to someone who can handle Azure/AWS Kubernetes, understand the terms and design apps. Very good…
on “Ask HN: What is your Kubernetes nightmare?” ↗I just bought Kubernetes in Action (MEAP) last week. I would highly recommend this book. It clearly spells out what it is and how docker containers are just units within a distributed system. Compared to trying to figure out how to…
on “Kubernetes by Example” ↗I would be interested in seeing some links to tutorials about this. In the book Kubernetes in Action, the author provides a very good example of accomplishing this with the Kubeadm tool.
on “Ask HN: How to setup a k8s cluster with virtualbox VMs” ↗Kubernetes in Action book is very good.
on “We were wrong about GPUs” ↗I'll pile on: I'm working through Marko Luksa's "Kubernetes in Action", where he introduces this quaint line of code: etcdctl ls /registry He notes in an aside that you may have to do etcdctl get /registry --prefix=true for later versions of the protocol. But…
on “Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad” ↗It took me 4-5 hours to read and understand first few chapters of Kubernetes in action, I annotated a lot text as notes on the Oreily site, but didn't have to go back to it. I didn't have to do any security and account management stuff, it was being done by someone else. After 3 years of…
on “Ask HN: If Kubernetes is the solution, why are there so many DevOps jobs?” ↗The second edition is being worked on for a long time: https://www.manning.com/books/kubernetes-in-action-second-ed...
on “I Didn't Need Kubernetes, and You Probably Don't Either” ↗That’s exactly my goal for 2022, I want to pass the CKAD certification :) I’m looking for good resources to get started for that! I went with the Kubernetes in Action book, and bought CKAD with Tests on Udemy (thanks Black Friday) for follow up later on.
on “Ask HN: Do you have some well written resources on how to learn K8s as a dev?” ↗