Jack Wallen shows you how to install Docker Desktop and extend it with Kubernetes and Portainer support.

Once installed you can start using the library to build your own tools for Kubernetes, such as specific event handlers to respond to events within your distributed application.

At the same time, Docker, which launched in 2013, had brought containers from a niche technology into the spotlight by making them extremely easy to use.

Discover the key differences between Docker and Kubernetes and learn how they work together to power modern cloud-native applications.

Now that Docker is being deprecated in Kubernetes, you'll need to know what to do in order to deploy the container orchestrator. Jack Wallen shows you one path to take.

Docker Desktop’s integrated Kubernetes always felt a bit heavy. While I primarily use macOS, my colleagues on Windows have reported similar benefits (due to its integration with WSL2).

There are a number of frameworks for orchestrating container clusters, such as Kubernetes and Docker Swarm, but that’s a story for another day. How it works Containers are pretty clever.

The second edition of Docker's enterprise product adds more security and management features for seamless and safe Kubernetes adoption.

Since Portainer is compatible with Kubernetes and Docker Swarm setups, you can manage entire clusters with this useful tool. While we’re on the subject… ...