You're reading from Cracking the Kubernetes Interview Discover expert tips and best practices to ace your Kubernetes technical interviews

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835460030

Length 560 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kubernetes

Concepts

DevOps

Authors (2):

Viktor Vedmich

Alexander Dovnar

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Table of Contents (27) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction to Kubernetes

2. Understanding Kubernetes from Containers to Orchestration FREE CHAPTER

3. Kubernetes Key Components and Their Functions

4. Part 2: Schedulers, Workloads, and Scaling

5. Exploring Kubernetes Basics

6. Principles of Scaling: Horizontal vs Vertical

7. Autoscaling in Action

8. Part 3: Networking, Services, and Security

9. Essentials of Kubernetes Networking

10. Kubernetes Network Architecture: Services and Ingresses

11. Storage: Persistence and CSI Drivers

12. Security Best Practices in Kubernetes and RBAC

13. Part 4: Deployment, Application Management, and GitOps

14. Real-World Deployment Scenarios and Continuous Deployment

15. Understanding GitOps: Principles and Practices

16. Part 5: Reliability, Monitoring, and Maintenance

17. Custom Resource Definitions and Operators

18. Ensuring High Availability and Reliability

19. Monitoring Best Practices

20. Backup, Maintenance, and Disaster Recovery in Kubernetes

21. Part 6: Troubleshooting and Best Practices

22. Real-World Troubleshooting Scenarios

23. Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

24. Interview Stories from Authors

25. Other Books You May Enjoy

26. Index

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