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Mastering Kubernetes, - Third Edition

You're reading from  Mastering Kubernetes, - Third Edition

Product type Book
Published in Jun 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839211256
Pages 642 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Gigi Sayfan Gigi Sayfan
Profile icon Gigi Sayfan

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface 1. Understanding Kubernetes Architecture 2. Creating Kubernetes Clusters 3. High Availability and Reliability 4. Securing Kubernetes 5. Using Kubernetes Resources in Practice 6. Managing Storage 7. Running Stateful Applications with Kubernetes 8. Deploying and Updating Applications 9. Packaging Applications 10. Exploring Advanced Networking 11. Running Kubernetes on Multiple Clouds and Cluster Federation 12. Serverless Computing on Kubernetes 13. Monitoring Kubernetes Clusters 14. Utilizing Service Meshes 15. Extending Kubernetes 16. The Future of Kubernetes 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Creating your own charts

A chart is a collection of files that describe a related set of Kubernetes resources. A single chart might be used to deploy something simple, such as a Memcached pod, or something complex, such as a full web app stack with HTTP servers, databases, caches, queues, and so on.

Charts are created as files laid out in a particular directory tree. Then, they can be packaged into versioned archives to be deployed. The key file is Chart.yaml.

The Chart.yaml file

The Chart.yaml file is the main file of a Helm chart. It requires name and version fields:

  • name: The name of the chart (same as the directory name)
  • version: A SemVer 2 version

It may also contain various optional fields:

  • kubeVersion: A SemVer range of compatible Kubernetes versions
  • description: A single sentence describing this project
  • keywords: A list of keywords about this project
  • home: The URL of this project's home page
  • sources...
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