Pods & Deployments
Master the fundamental building blocks of Kubernetes applications. Learn how to deploy, manage, and scale your applications effectively.
Prerequisites
What You Should Know Before Starting
Essential knowledge for working with Pods and Deployments
- Understanding of containers and Docker
- Basic Kubernetes cluster concepts
- YAML syntax knowledge
- Command line experience with kubectl
Learning Topics
Pod Fundamentals
Understanding the smallest deployable units in Kubernetes
Learning Objectives:
- •Pod Lifecycle
- •Container Specs
- •Resource Limits
- •Health Checks
- •Init Containers
Deployments
Managing application deployments and updates
Learning Objectives:
- •Deployment Strategies
- •Rolling Updates
- •Rollbacks
- •Scaling
- •ReplicaSets
StatefulSets
Managing stateful applications with persistent storage
Learning Objectives:
- •StatefulSet Concepts
- •Persistent Volumes
- •Ordered Deployment
- •Network Identity
DaemonSets
Running system-level services on every node
Learning Objectives:
- •DaemonSet Use Cases
- •Node Selection
- •Updates
- •Taints and Tolerations
Key Concepts
Pods
The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes. Learn about pod lifecycle, container specs, and resource management.
- • Pod lifecycle and states
- • Container specifications
- • Resource requests and limits
- • Health checks and probes
Deployments
Manage application deployments with rolling updates, rollbacks, and automatic scaling.
- • Deployment strategies
- • Rolling updates and rollbacks
- • Horizontal pod autoscaling
- • ReplicaSet management
StatefulSets
Deploy stateful applications with persistent storage and ordered deployment patterns.
- • Stateful application patterns
- • Persistent volume claims
- • Ordered deployment and scaling
- • Network identity and discovery
Ready to Continue?
Master Pods and Deployments, then move on to Services and Networking concepts.