This book offers a comprehensive guide to production-grade kubernetes networking. It explains the architectural roles, performance trade-offs, and operational implications of cnis, coredns, ingress controllers, and service meshes. Readers will gain clarity on how to design scalable, secure, and observable network layers by evaluating plugin capabilities, real-world constraints, and tooling interactions across the cluster lifecycle. Key sections include comparisons of calico, cilium, and flannel; dns best practices; ingress performance optimization; and service mesh adoption strategies. What's inside: •Deep dives into pod-to-pod communication and service networking. •Practical guides to implementing and troubleshooting network policies. •Architectural best practices for designing a resilient and scalable network. •Advanced insights into egress control and egress gateways. •Essential troubleshooting checklists and kubectl commands for debugging connectivity issues. •Expert analysis of coredns and dns resolution problems. If you have been in the dark about how to use kubernetes to its full potential or are hoping to maximize your knowledge of this platform, then kubernetes: a step-by-step guide to learn and master kubernetes is the book for you! In this way, a true step-by-step approach is presented. Moving through all of the various features of the platform, readers will gain access to knowledge that will pay dividends throughout their use of kubernetes. Not to mention, it will not be surprising if many readers continue to use this book as a reference whenever they are confronted by issues or struggles when using the platform. The detailed nature of this book gives readers the perfect balance of background information and practical tools and insight.
