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Kubernetes explained in pictures: the theme park analogy

Dan Lebrero on July 08, 2018

Kubernetes (k8s from now on) comes with its own set of abstractions, its own lingo, but with a little bit of imagination we can correlate those abs...
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Krishna Tej Ch

This is one of the best posts to get started on kubernetes. I have actually been looking to understand what it is all about to implement in our project.

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Dan Lebrero

Thanks a lot! Do you miss anything in the explanation?

Cheers,

Dan

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Krishna Tej Ch

No, you took a great analogy for making the subject simpler. The last diagram of the park should suffice to understand if anything is missing.

And by the way how do you make those pictures as notes? I try to put my concepts in notes but I never really understood how the sketches are being used in the blog

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Dan Lebrero

I am not sure what do you mean pictures as notes. Do you mean how to embed an image in a blog post?

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Krishna Tej Ch

No, I mean to ask how do you make the pictures

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Dan Lebrero

I use a drawing app in a tablet. tayasui.com/sketches/ in my particular case.

Thanks!

Dan

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Marcel Michelfelder

great post - i wished you covered RBAC, too

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Dan Lebrero

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I will think about it :)

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Florimond Manca • Edited

I heard of (but never dug into) Kubernetes before, but as a theme park enthusiast myself, the whole analogy has got me hooked. 🔥 Thanks for the great post!

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Cory P

You just took me from 1 to 5 and a half in one article. Well done sir!

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Dan Lebrero

Thanks for the feedback!

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Alok Kumar

Very nice article, lots of learning, keep posting. I also created a full course on Kubernetes in 10hr on YouTube, please have a look and motivate me. Thanks
youtu.be/toLAU_QPF6o