Objective

Introduce participants to the world of Kubernetes, starting from its history and origins related to Docker. The fundamental concepts, architecture, and main components of the platform will be illustrated, with particular attention to the logical entities that characterize it.

Workshop Contents

1. Introduction to Kubernetes

• History and Origins: from the evolution of containers to Kubernetes
• Relationship with Docker: how Kubernetes uses and goes beyond Docker

2. Architecture and Components

• Working Layer: overview of Kubernetes architecture
• Main Components: overview of the Control Plane and nodes

3. Logical Entities and Key Concepts

• The Pod: atomic unit of execution
• The Deployment: management of scalable applications
• Selectors and Labels: organization and selection of resources
• Networking: services and communication between pods

4. A Brief Overview of

• ServiceAccount: identity and access management
• Volumes: persistent storage management
• ConfigMap and Secrets: dynamic configurations and sensitive data

Duration: 2 hours