KubernetesContainersDevOpsCloud-NativeK8s
Beginner
2 min read
Module Introduction
Understand what Kubernetes is, where it came from, and why it has become the industry standard for managing containerized applications at scale.
Udemy Course: Kubernetes for Beginners to Advanced Author: DB · Category: DevOps & Cloud Native
📚 Topics in this Module
| # | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | What is Kubernetes? |
| 02 | Why Kubernetes? |
| 03 | Problems with Traditional Deployments |
| 04 | Monolithic vs Microservices |
| 05 | What is Container Orchestration? |
| 06 | Kubernetes Features |
| 07 | Kubernetes Architecture Overview |
🖼️ Images to Create
Each README references images that need to be created and placed in the correct path. Here’s a consolidated list of all images across this module:
Module-level banner images (/images/courses/kubernetes/)
| File | Description | Suggested Tool |
|---|---|---|
kubernetes-banner.svg | Main Kubernetes logo banner | Figma / Inkscape |
why-kubernetes-banner.svg | Banner for “Why K8s” topic | Figma |
traditional-deployment-banner.svg | Server/VM illustration banner | Figma |
monolithic-vs-microservices-banner.svg | Split architecture banner | Figma |
container-orchestration-banner.svg | Conductor/orchestra banner | Figma |
kubernetes-features-banner.svg | Feature icons banner | Figma |
kubernetes-architecture-banner.svg | Architecture diagram banner | Figma |
Content images
| File | Topic | Description | Tool |
|---|---|---|---|
k8s-logo-with-label.svg | 01 | K8s logo + “Helmsman of Containers” label | Inkscape |
cncf-landscape-highlight.png | 01 | CNCF landscape screenshot, K8s highlighted | Screenshot + annotation |
k8s-cloud-portability.png | 02 | K8s in centre, 4 cloud provider logos around it | Figma |
k8s-adopters-logos.png | 02 | Logo grid of major K8s adopters | Figma |
three-eras-deployment.png | 03 | Physical Server → VM → Container comparison | draw.io |
works-on-my-machine-meme.png | 03 | Custom “works on my machine” illustration | Canva |
monolith-problems.png | 04 | Tangled monolith ball of code illustration | Excalidraw |
orchestra-analogy.png | 05 | Conductor = K8s, Musicians = Containers | Canva / Illustrator |
hpa-scaling-graph.png | 06 | Time-series pod count scaling graph | Grafana / Google Sheets |
k8s-ecosystem-wheel.png | 06 | Wheel: K8s centre + CNCF ecosystem tools | draw.io / Figma |
k8s-architecture-full.png | 07 | Full K8s architecture diagram | draw.io + official K8s icons |
🛠️ Mermaid Diagrams
All Mermaid diagrams render natively in:
- ✅ GitHub (
.mdfiles) - ✅ GitLab
- ✅ Notion
- ✅ Obsidian
- ✅ VS Code (with Mermaid extension)
If diagrams don’t render in your environment, paste them into mermaid.live to preview.
📁 Recommended Repository Structure
kubernetes-course/
├── README.md ← This file (module index)
├── module-1-introduction/
│ ├── 01-what-is-kubernetes.md
│ ├── 02-why-kubernetes.md
│ ├── 03-problems-with-traditional-deployments.md
│ ├── 04-monolithic-vs-microservices.md
│ ├── 05-what-is-container-orchestration.md
│ ├── 06-kubernetes-features.md
│ └── 07-kubernetes-architecture-overview.md
├── module-2-setup/
│ └── ...
└── images/
└── courses/
└── kubernetes/
├── kubernetes-banner.svg
├── k8s-architecture-full.png
└── ... (all images listed above)