Deploying Your First App on Kubernetes: A Beginner's Guide (Minikube & Kind) (opens in new tab)

If you've just learned the basics of Kubernetes Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, and Services the best next step is to actually use them. Reading about self-healing and rolling updates is one thing; watching Kubernetes recreate a deleted Pod in real time is another. In this guide, you'll deploy a simple Node.js app on a local Kubernetes cluster. We'll cover both Minikube and Kind (Kubernetes in Docker), so you can follow along whichever tool you prefer. By the end, you'll have: A containerised...