Explanation

For a better understanding of how Canonical Kubernetes works and related topics such as security, these pages will help expand your knowledge and get the most out of Kubernetes.

Canonical Kubernetes fundamentals

Understand what Canonical Kubernetes is and how to choose a deployment and management method that best suits your orchestration needs.

• What is Canonical Kubernetes?
• Choose an installation method
• Clustering

Snaps

Understand which snap channel is right for your deployment.

• Channels

Cluster management

Understand the steps taken by Canonical Kubernetes to ease the task of cluster management.

• High availability
• Upgrades
• Package management with Helm
• Enhanced Platform Awareness

Networking

Understand the networking capabilities in Canonical Kubernetes.

• Ingress
• Load balancer

Security and compliance

Understand how security plays a vital role in Canonical Kubernetes and what has been done to strive for compliance with industry standards.

• Security
• CIS hardening
• Certificates

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Other documentation types

If you are just getting started, the Tutorials section contains step-by-step tutorials to help guide you through exploring and using Canonical Kubernetes.

If you have a specific goal our How-to guides have more in-depth detail than tutorials and can be applied to a broader set of applications. They’ll help you achieve an end-result but may require you to understand and adapt the steps to fit your specific requirements.

Finally, our Reference section is for when you need to check specific details or information such as the command reference or release notes.