Containers and Orchestration with Kubernetes
Learn how containers package services and how Kubernetes schedules, scales, and heals them — the foundation that makes microservices and serverless deployments manageable.
Why Containers
Microservices multiply the number of deployable units. Containers package each service with its dependencies into a portable, isolated image that runs the same everywhere.
Image vs. Container
An image is the immutable blueprint; a container is a running instance of it. You build an image once and run many identical containers from it.
FROM node:20-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN npm ci
CMD ["node", "server.js"]All lessons in this course
- Scaling with Microservices Architecture
- Serverless Functions for Event-Driven APIs
- Service Mesh Concepts and Benefits
- Containers and Orchestration with Kubernetes