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How to get started, and achieve tasks, using Kubernetes

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What is Kubernetes?

Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts. Learn more about what this means for your app.

Read the Overview

Hello Node!

In this quickstart, we’ll be creating a Kubernetes instance on that stands up a simple “Hello World” app using Node.js. In just a few minutes you'll go from zero to deployed Kubernetes app on Google Container Engine.

Get Started

Guided Tutorial

If you’ve completed the quickstart, a great next step is Kubernetes 101. You will follow a path through the various features of Kubernetes, with code examples along the way, learning all of the core concepts. There's also a Kubernetes 201!

Kubernetes 101

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The docs for Kubernetes are open-source, just like the code for Kubernetes itself. The docs are on GitHub Pages, so you can fork it and it will auto-stage on username.github.io, previewing your changes!

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Need Help?

Try consulting our troubleshooting guides, or our FAQ. Kubernetes is also supported by a great community of contributors and experts who hang out in our Slack channel, our Google Group and Stack Overflow.

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