Kubernetes & DevOps Dictionary
The worlds of Kubernetes and DevOps are filled full of jargon and acronyms that can be a minefield for everyone, not just newbies! Here’s a handy reference list of some of the most common terms and their meanings.
StatefulSet
What is a StatefulSet?A StatefulSet is a Kubernetes resource designed to manage stateful applications, ensuring that each pod maintains a unique identity and stable, persistent storage. Unlike other controllers like ReplicaSets or Deployments, which treat all pods as identical, StatefulSets provide ordered deployment, scaling, and deletion of pods. This makes...
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Terraform
Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool developed by HashiCorp that allows users to define, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure using a declarative configuration language. Terraform enables users to automate the creation, modification, and destruction of resources such as virtual machines, storage, networking components, and more, across a...
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Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)
What is Vertical Pod Autoscaler? The Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) is a Kubernetes resource that automatically adjusts the resource requests and limits of containers in a pod based on their actual usage. Unlike the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler, which adjusts the number of pods, the VPA focuses on resizing the resource...
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YAML
YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) is a human-readable data serialization format commonly used for configuration files, data exchange, and defining structured data in a variety of programming languages. It is known for its simplicity and readability compared to other formats like JSON and XML. YAML uses indentation to represent structure,...
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