What are Kubernetes Pods?
A pod is the smallest unit that exists in Kubernetes. It is similar to that of tokens in C or C++ languages. A specific pod can have one or more applications. The nature of pods is ephemeral, which means that in any case, if a pod fails, Kubernetes can and will automatically create a new replica or duplicate of the said pod and continue the operation. The pods have the capacity to include one or more containers based on the requirements. The containers can even be Docker containers. The pods in Kubernetes provide environmental dependencies, which include persistent storage volumes which means they are permanent and available to all pods in the cluster, and even configuration data that is required to run the container within the pod.
Kubernetes Pods: How to Create and Manage Them
Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system mainly used for automated software deployment, management, and scaling. Kubernetes is also known as K8s. Kubernetes was originally developed by Google, but it is now being maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. It was originally designed to be interfaced with only the Docker runtime, but it now works with containers and CRI-O as well. The main purpose of Kubernetes is to automate the operational tasks of container management. It is included with built-in commands for the deployment of applications and rolling out the required changes in the application. It is currently being used by companies like Google, Spotify, and Capital One.