--- title: Kubernetes quick tutorial | daily.dev description: This post provides a quick tutorial on how to create a basic Kubernetes example using JavaScript, Node.js, Docker, and Docker Compose. It covers the steps to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-quick-tutorial-stpmevbog twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Kubernetes quick tutorial | daily.dev og:description: This post provides a quick tutorial on how to create a basic Kubernetes example using JavaScript, Node.js, Docker, and Docker Compose. It covers the steps to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-quick-tutorial-stpmevbog og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sTPmeVBog.png og:image:alt: Kubernetes quick tutorial og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kubernetes quick tutorial **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · [@francescociulla](https://daily.dev/francescociulla) · 5 min read · 31 upvotes · 8 comments ## Summary This post provides a quick tutorial on how to create a basic Kubernetes example using JavaScript, Node.js, Docker, and Docker Compose. It covers the steps to create a simple Express server, Dockerize the application, and deploy it using Kubernetes. The tutorial also explains pods, deployments, and services in Kubernetes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@mike\_htweety** · 1 upvotes > Nice tutorial, However to me it seems like a lot of backend-oriented developers lack knowledge of Kubernetes. So keep them coming :) **@mp5maker** · 1 upvotes > Finally, I can practice some Kubernetes during free time > with small concepts at a time. Thanks a lot **@francescociulla** · 0 upvotes > @pradumnasaraf the best! --- Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#docker-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/docker-compose) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-quick-tutorial-stpmevbog) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Kubernetes quick tutorial","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-quick-tutorial-stpmevbog","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-quick-tutorial-stpmevbog"},"datePublished":"2023-04-18T16:00:33.130Z","dateModified":"2024-04-13T19:00:06.002Z","description":"This post provides a quick tutorial on how to create a basic Kubernetes example using JavaScript, Node.js, Docker, and Docker Compose. 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