Containerization & Orchestration Glossary

From Docker to Kubernetes to Terraform, your passport to the containerized world of modern deployment.

Raw Block Volumes

Kubernetes volume type providing direct access to a block device for applications requiring this capability.

Reactive Systems

Architectural approach emphasizing responsiveness, resilience, elasticity, and message-driven communication in distributed systems.

Read-only Root Filesystem

Security practice of mounting a container's root filesystem as read-only to prevent runtime modifications.

ReadOnly Volumes

Kubernetes volumes mounted with read-only access, enhancing security by preventing modifications.

Registry

Service for storing and distributing container images, crucial for managing and deploying containerized applications.

Registry API

HTTP API provided by container registries for image management, authentication, and metadata retrieval.

Registry Authentication

Process of verifying the identity of clients making requests to containerized services or APIs.

Registry Caching

Technique of locally caching container images to improve pull times and reduce network usage.

Registry Mirroring

Process of replicating container images across multiple registries for improved availability and reduced latency.

Registry Webhooks

Mechanism for registries to send notifications about events such as image pushes, pulls, or deletions.

Release Trains

Scheduled, periodic releases of software components, often used in microservices architectures for coordinated updates.

ReplicaSet

Kubernetes controller ensuring a specified number of pod replicas are running at any given time.

Request Authentication

Process of verifying the identity of clients making requests to containerized services or APIs.

Request Mirroring

Technique of duplicating incoming requests to a separate service instance for testing or debugging purposes.

Resource Bin Packing

Scheduling strategy aiming to consolidate workloads onto a minimal number of nodes for efficient resource utilization.

Resource Limits

Constraints set on the amount of compute resources (CPU, memory) a container can consume, preventing resource hogging.

Resource Quotas

Kubernetes objects for limiting aggregate resource consumption per namespace, ensuring fair resource allocation.

Resource Requests

Specifications of the minimum amount of compute resources required by a container, aiding in scheduling decisions.

Resource Requests and Limits Tuning

Process of optimizing resource allocations for containers to balance performance and efficiency.

ResourceQuota

Kubernetes object providing constraints that limit aggregate resource consumption per namespace.

Retry Budgets

Limits on the number of retry attempts for failed operations in distributed systems to prevent cascading failures.

Retry Logic

Implementation of automatic reattempts for failed operations in microservices to improve system resilience.

Retry Pattern

Design pattern for handling transient failures in distributed systems by automatically repeating failed operations.

Role

Kubernetes RBAC object defining a set of permissions within a particular namespace, controlling access to resources.

RoleBinding

Kubernetes RBAC object that binds a role to a set of users or service accounts within a namespace.