CoreOS Essentials

This book will help you get up and running on using CoreOS to develop effective computing networks. You will begin with understanding the basics of CoreOS. You will then discover what etcd is and how it is used, followed by launching Docker containers with systemd and fleet.

Develop effective computing networks to deploy your applications and servers using CoreOS

About This Book

Get to grips with the basics of CoreOS along with managing clusters
Write and deploy systemd and fleet units to launch docker containers
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide with an introduction to the new Rocket App Container and the Google Kubernetes cluster manager

Who This Book Is For

If you are a system administrator with experience in network virtualization and want to develop computing networks for deploying applications and servers, then this is the book for you. Knowledge of Linux operating systems and Docker is expected.

What You Will Learn

Install and set up CoreOS on your machine and learn more about etcd
Write and deploy systemd and fleet units
Customize your clustering machines with cloud-config
Set up your Docker container's deployment
Configure cluster Central Services and release channels
Familiarize yourself with free as well as paid CoreOS services
Get an overview of CoreOS rkt, a new App Container runtime
Learn about Kubernetes and set up its cluster

In Detail
Learn how to manage clusters, read system logs, and customize with cloud-config. You will set up the deployment to production using Docker builder and a private Docker registry. You will also see how to set up and use CoreUpdate and Enterprise Registry, and get an introduction to the new App Container called rkt and the newly introduced cluster manager known as Kubernetes.

This book will equip you with all the information you need to leverage the power of CoreOS and the related containers for the effective deployment of your applications.