Summary

Kubernetes Engine is a container orchestration system for deploying applications to run in clusters. Kubernetes is architected with a single cluster manager and worker nodes.

Kubernetes uses the concept of pods are instances running a container. It is possible to run multiple containers in a pod, but that occurs less frequently than single-container pods. ReplicaSets are controllers for ensuring that the correct number of pods are running. Deployments are sets of identical pods. StatefulSets are a type of deployment used for stateful applications.

Kubernetes clusters can be deployed through Cloud Console or by using gcloud commands. You deploy applications by bundling the application in a container and using the console or the kubectl command to create a deployment that runs the application on the cluster.

Stackdriver is used to monitor instances in clusters. You can create alerts and have notifications delivered to a variety of channels.