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Capstone: Deploy a Complete Application and Wrap Up the Series
Tying it all together: a multi-component application (a multi-replica frontend + a database with storage) deployed onto minikube end to end, using Deployment, Service, ConfigMap/Secret, PVC, Ingress, probes and resources. Then clean up the cluster, wrap up the journey and suggest where to go next.
Installing minikube + kubectl, Your First Cluster
Getting hands-on: install kubectl and minikube, start your first cluster with the Docker driver, understand kubeconfig and context, then run your first pod as a 'hello world'. With all the real output from minikube.
What Is Kubernetes and Why Orchestration
Series opener: from a single container to running dozens of containers across multiple machines — the problem Kubernetes was built to solve. Why 'orchestration' and 'desired state' are the two most important ideas, what minikube is, and the roadmap for the whole series.