Kubernetes
Components of Kubernetes
[source: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/]
  1. kubectl
  2. Install Docker Desktop (Windows)
    1. Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)
    2. Install & Use Docker Desktop with WSL 2
    3. SSH into WSL 2 from a Remote Machine
    4. Docker Desktop: Kubernetes Web UI (Dashboard)
    5. Kubernetes Metrics Server
  3. Kubernetes Cluster
  4. Kubernetes Objects
    1. Cluster
      1. Volumes
        Persistent Volumes (persistentvolumes|pv)
        Persistent Volumes Claims (persistentvolumeclaims|pvc)
        Storage Classes (storageclasses|sc)
    2. Config and Storage
      1. ConfigMaps (configmaps|cm)
      2. Secrets (secrets)
    3. Workloads
      1. Pods (pods|po)
      2. Deployments (deployments|deploy)
      3. StatefulSets (statefulsets|sts)
    4. Service
      1. Services (services|svc)
  5. Helm
    1. Install Helm
    2. Helm Chart
Appendix
  1. Glossary
  2. kubectl CLI (Command-Line Interface)
  3. kubectl CLI: kubectl get
  4. kubectl CLI: API Resources
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  1. MiniKube (version: 1.12.1) (Ubuntu)
    1. Install VirtualBox
    2. Install MiniKube
    3. Start MiniKube
    4. MiniKube: Kubernetes Web UI (Dashboard)
    5. Hello Minikube
    6. Minikube's addons
    7. Use a private Docker registry with Minikube
    8. Collect Kubernetes metrics (Minikube's addon: 'metrics-server')
  2. minikube command-line interface (CLI)
References

Books

Kubernetes: Up & Running: Dive into the Future of Infrastructure

Kubernetes: Up & Running: Dive into the Future of Infrastructure

Authors: Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3rd edition (August 2022)
ISBN: 978-1491935675
The Kubernetes Book

The Kubernetes Book

Authors: Nigel Poulton
Publisher: Independently published (March 2025)

Documentation & Resources

Kubernetes Documentation

https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/

Minikube Documentation

https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/

Kubernetes API Reference (v1.32)

https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.32/

kubectl Quick Reference

https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/quick-reference/
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