Kubernetes Architecture Guide
Learn how Kubernetes control-plane, workload, networking, storage, and observability components fit together, then practice explaining the trade-offs in an architecture diagram.
Build a Kubernetes architecture you can explain
- Start with the workload boundaryUse Deployments, StatefulSets, or Jobs according to how the workload runs and stores state.
- Make traffic explicitTrace Ingress, Service, and Pod routing, including the policy boundaries that protect it.
- Separate control from data pathsShow how the API server, scheduler, controllers, and etcd reconcile declared state.
- Plan state and configurationUse persistent storage, configuration, and secrets with an explicit recovery boundary.
- Design for operationsInclude readiness, scaling, observability, and a safe rollout strategy.