Chapter 3: Pods — The Atomic Unit
⏱️ Total chapter time: ~55 min (25 min reading + 30 min lab)
After this chapter, you will be able to: Create pods declaratively, understand every phase of the pod lifecycle, build multi-container pods, set resource limits, and debug failures like
CrashLoopBackOffandOOMKilled.
What’s Inside
| Section | Topic | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | What Is a Pod, Really? | ~5 min |
| 3.2 | Pod Lifecycle and Phases | ~6 min |
| 3.3 | Multi-Container Pods: Sidecars, Init, and Ambassadors | ~7 min |
| 3.4 | Resource Requests and Limits | ~6 min |
| 3.5 | 🔬 Lab: Run, Inspect, Break, and Debug Pods | ~30 min |
Prerequisites
- Completed Chapter 2 (kubectl confident)
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