Understand the basics

Learn about Kubernetes and its fundamental concepts.

• What is Kubernetes
• Kubernetes Components
• The Kubernetes API
• Understanding Kubernetes Objects
• Pod Overview

Try Kubernetes

Follow tutorials to learn how to deploy applications in Kubernetes.

• Hello Minikube
• Walkthrough the basics
• Stateless Example: PHP Guestbook with Redis
• Example: Add logging and metrics to the PHP / Redis Guestbook example
• Stateful Example: Wordpress with Persistent Volumes

Set up a cluster

Get Kubernetes running based on your resources and needs.

• Install the kubeadm setup tool
• Learning environment
• Production environment

Learn how to use Kubernetes

Look up common tasks and how to perform them using a short sequence of steps.

• Install Minikube
• Install kubectl
• Use the Web UI Dashboard
• Configure Access to Multiple Clusters
• Configure a Pod to Use a ConfigMap

Training

Get certified in Kubernetes and make your cloud native projects successful!

Look up reference information

Browse terminology, command line syntax, API resource types, and setup tool documentation.

• Glossary
• Overview of kubectl
• kubectl Cheat Sheet
• Overview of kubeadm
• Overview of API

Contribute to the docs

Anyone can contribute, whether you’re new to the project or you’ve been around a long time.

• Start contributing
• Documentation Content Guide
• Documentation Style Guide
• Using Page Templates
• Translating the docs
• Participating in SIG Docs
• Intermediate contributing

Download Kubernetes

If you are installing Kubernetes or upgrading to the newest version, refer to the current release notes.

• Current Release Notes
• Urgent Upgrade Notes

About the documentation

This website contains documentation for the current and previous 4 versions of Kubernetes.

• Supported Versions of the Documentation