Linkerd: Up and Running: A Guide to Operationalizing a Kubernetes-Native Service Mesh

With the massive increase of microservices, operators and developers face far more complexity in their applications today. Service meshes can help you manage this problem by providing a unified control plane to secure, manage, and monitor your entire network. This practical guide shows you how the Linkerd service mesh enables cloud-native developers--including platform and site reliability engineers--to solve the thorny issue of running distributed applications in Kubernetes.

Tech evangelists for Buoyant--the creators of Linkerd--demonstrate how this service mesh can help ensure that your applications are secure, observable, and reliable. YouÃ? [ ll understand why Linkerd, the original service mesh, can still claim the lowest time to value of any mesh option available today.

• Learn how Linkerd works and which tasks it can help you accomplish
• Install and configure Linkerd in an imperative and declarative manner
• Secure interservice traffic and set up secure multi-cluster links
• Launch a zero trust authorization strategy in Kubernetes clusters
• Organize services in Linkerd to override error codes, set custom retries, and create time-outs
• Use Linkerd to manage progressive delivery and pair this service mesh with the ingress of your choice

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 05/28/2024
ISBN: 9781098142315
Pages: 250