Summary

In this chapter, we installed minikube and kubectl, and used them to start a local Kubernetes cluster and briefly interact with it. We then walked through some of the key concepts that we will be using and exploring more in depth in future chapters, including container, Pod, node, deployment, and ReplicaSet.

In the next chapter, we will dive into what it takes to get your software into a container and tips for how to set that up within your own project. We will walk through an example in Python, and another in Node.js, which you can use as starting points for your own code.