Kubernetes and Container Orchestration Essentials

Kubernetes and Container Orchestration Essentials Kubernetes is the leading platform for container orchestration. It helps you run many containers across a cluster, scale services up or down, and recover quickly from failures. With Kubernetes, you describe the desired state of your application, and the system works to keep the real state in line. The main ideas are Pods, Controllers, and Networking. A Pod is the smallest deployable unit and can hold one or more containers. Controllers like Deployments manage the rollout and scaling of pods. StatefulSets handle apps with stable identity, while DaemonSets run a task on every node. These pieces work together to keep your apps running as you expect. ...

September 21, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words