Glossary term
What is Kubernetes?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Kubernetes" means: A system that runs many containers across one or more machines and keeps them in the state you asked for. It is taught in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners. Related terms include Build context, Desired state, Layer and Cluster. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Kubernetes?
A system that runs many containers across one or more machines and keeps them in the state you asked for.
Where is Kubernetes taught?
Kubernetes is defined in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners.
Which lessons cover Kubernetes?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners, lesson 4.1: What Kubernetes Does
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners, lesson 5.1: Deployments: Keep Copies Running
Which terms are related to Kubernetes?
Next to Kubernetes in the course glossaries: Build context, Desired state, Layer, Cluster, Dockerfile, Node, Environment variable and Control plane.
Build contextDesired stateLayerClusterDockerfileNodeEnvironment variableControl plane
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Kubernetes?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners: You can open a terminal (PowerShell, Command Prompt, Terminal or a Linux shell) and run simple commands such as cd and ls or dir.