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Working with Ku­ber­netes

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How can you set up Ku­ber­netes? Beginner-friendly Ku­ber­netes tutorial

Ku­ber­netes helps you manage con­tain­ers—once you know how it works. But es­pe­cial­ly for beginners, getting started with Ku­ber­netes can be chal­leng­ing. That’s why, in this Ku­ber­netes tutorial, we’ve explained the in­stal­la­tion process and the most important functions in a short and…

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How to create Ku­ber­netes pods

Ku­ber­netes pods isolate con­tain­ers, but at the same time enable resource sharing for easy com­mu­ni­ca­tion. It is possible to flexibly configure CPU and memory spec­i­fi­ca­tions when setting up pods. In our dedicated article, we’ll explain how to create, check and delete a Ku­ber­netes…

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How to create Ku­ber­netes De­ploy­ments step by step

A Ku­ber­netes De­ploy­ment offers you a way to manage your container ap­pli­ca­tions ef­fi­cient­ly in the cloud. The platform automates the or­ches­tra­tion of con­tain­ers and optimizes the use of resources by dy­nam­i­cal­ly adapting the running ap­pli­ca­tion instances. In our com­pre­hen­sive…

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How to create and debug a Ku­ber­netes State­fulSet

Ku­ber­netes State­fulSets give each pod a unique and per­sis­tent network identity. This ID persists even after restarts or scaling. In contrast to stateless ap­pli­ca­tions, State­fulSets can start and scale pods in a defined sequence. You can find out every­thing you need to know about…

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What are Ku­ber­netes pods?

Ku­ber­netes pods combine con­tain­ers and isolate them. Pods within the same service com­mu­ni­cate easily by sharing a common network. Con­trollers con­tin­u­ous­ly monitor the status of pods and adapt them to in­creas­ing or de­creas­ing loads. The use of pods in Ku­ber­netes thus sim­pli­fies…

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How to automate your tasks with Ku­ber­netes CronJob

Ku­ber­netes CronJobs are easy to configure using YAML files. They enable the automatic execution of recurring tasks at specific intervals. CronJobs therefore reduce manual in­ter­ven­tion and save time and costs. In our dedicated guide, we explain exactly what CronJobs are and how to…

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The ideal platform for demanding, highly scalable container ap­pli­ca­tions. Managed Ku­ber­netes works with many cloud-native solutions and includes 24/7 expert support.

Ku­ber­netes in com­par­i­son

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Dif­fer­ences between K3S vs K8S

K3S and K8S are two different variants of Ku­ber­netes with sig­nif­i­cant dif­fer­ences. K8S is the full-scale en­ter­prise solution, while K3S is a light­weight dis­tri­b­u­tion. This article examines the K8S vs. K3S com­par­i­son in terms of design, in­stal­la­tion, security, and use cases. It…

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OpenShift vs. Ku­ber­netes

Do you want to work with cutting-edge container tech­nol­o­gy but aren’t sure which or­ches­tra­tion to choose? Con­ve­nience vs. flex­i­bil­i­ty, PaaS vs. open source, OpenShift vs. Ku­ber­netes. Both man­age­ment tools have their ad­van­tages, but which one fits your project best? We compare…

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Ku­ber­netes vs. Docker - What’s the dif­fer­ence?

Docker provides the ability to package software into con­tain­ers that run con­sis­tent­ly anywhere. When these con­tain­ers need to be managed across multiple servers, Ku­ber­netes comes into play—a platform for container or­ches­tra­tion. We’ll show you how Ku­ber­netes and Docker relate to…

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Ku­ber­netes Al­ter­na­tives

Ku­ber­netes is the market leader for dis­trib­uted cluster or­ches­tra­tors. In­ter­est­ing­ly, a number of al­ter­na­tives exist to give Ku­ber­netes a run for its money. These cover a wide range of possible uses. From local clusters for your own de­vel­op­ment en­vi­ron­ment to dis­trib­uted systems…

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Ku­ber­netes Basics

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What is K3S?

K3S is a light­weight Ku­ber­netes dis­tri­b­u­tion specif­i­cal­ly designed for en­vi­ron­ments with limited computing resources. This article explains how K3S works, outlines its main pros and cons, and high­lights scenarios where its use is es­pe­cial­ly ben­e­fi­cial. We also explore popular K3S…

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What is Ku­ber­netes and how does it work?

Container tech­nol­o­gy has rev­o­lu­tion­ized software de­vel­op­ment. However, once you start working with multiple con­tain­ers si­mul­ta­ne­ous­ly, it becomes confusing. Ku­ber­netes offers a solution: With the or­ches­tra­tion tool, de­vel­op­ers can keep an eye on all con­tain­ers, scale ef­fec­tive­ly,…

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How to create and apply a Ku­ber­netes load balancer

The popular container man­age­ment system Ku­ber­netes supports various load balancing ap­proach­es that ensure workloads are optimally dis­trib­uted across different pods. This not only improves per­for­mance but also enhances fault tolerance and scal­a­bil­i­ty. Our dedicated article…

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How can you create and use a Ku­ber­netes cluster?

An essential component of Ku­ber­netes is the so-called clusters. Ku­ber­netes clusters are used to deploy, manage, and run your ap­pli­ca­tions in Ku­ber­netes en­vi­ron­ments. We explain how Ku­ber­netes clusters are struc­tured, where they are commonly used, and why they are important. In…

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