OCI registries are the default distribution mechanism for container images. Services such as Docker Hub provide an OCI-compliant registry that lets you push and pull images with compatible clients like the Docker CLI.

When working with kubectl and rolling out a new app version, you need to know what to do when it breaks. Taking a step back, an update is a big deal for any production deployment.

When developing applications, it’s common to have sensitive information you would not want exposed to unauthorized personnel. Unlike other objects in your cluster, such as those used in a Pod specification, a Secret can be created and stored independently of its associated Pods.

Kubernetes can do a lot of things for you. It can manage secrets, create load balancers, create and destroy cloud storages for your pods, and much more.

Kubernetes' automated deployments make life easier. Managing integrated applications used to require multiple systems, with error-prone orchestration that crossed multiple computer and application boundaries. But with k8s, you can define your application as deployments and let the orchestrator do the rest.

When Kubernetes was first released, it was missing a critical piece of information: a way to find out which servers were running. This caused all kinds of problems in the community.

Kubernetes is a virtualization platform that automates and simplifies application deployment, scaling, and maintenance by leveraging container technology. As a developer or engineer working with Kubernetes, you must learn how to configure the necessary components to deploy your app.

Tl;DR: For a 5-minute video demo of the new vcluster extension for Docker Desktop, scroll to the bottom of this post. Developing applications designed to run on Kubernetes can be a pain, especially if you switch between multiple applications that depend on different existing services.

The popularity of Kubernetes and its ecosystem grows like a snowball rolling down Mount Everest. Imagine the design patterns, numerous workload requirements, workload types, and behaviors that fuel the development of Kubernetes.

In this series, we’re looking at alternatives to using Docker Compose for building apps that run in Kubernetes clusters. While Compose is a handy way to stand up apps locally, there are advantages to running your apps in a Kubernetes environment while you develop.

In recent years, many companies have turned to containerization for application delivery. However, containerization in an enterprise or production-grade environment presents different levels of complexity in terms of managing containerized applications at scale.

When getting started with Docker, many developers quickly turn to Docker Compose to run their applications. Compose offers many advantages, such as having your configuration stored as code, making it easy to maintain and expand upon.