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KubeEdge: Kubernetes at the Edge

by Shriira Press

KubeEdge extends Kubernetes to the edge, letting you manage applications and IoT devices on far-flung, resource-constrained, intermittently-connected nodes from a central control plane. This free book teaches it from the ground up: edge computing fundamentals and why standard Kubernetes falls short, KubeEdge's architecture (CloudCore and EdgeCore) and the reliable cloud-edge channel, edge autonomy and offline operation, deploying applications to edge fleets, the device management layer for IoT (DeviceModels, device twins, mappers), lightweight edge runtimes, edge networking with EdgeMesh, security across a physically exposed attack surface, and operating KubeEdge in production. Ten focused chapters with clear diagrams that show how to bring the cloud-native model all the way out to where data is generated.

Contents

1. 1Preface
2. 2Chapter 1 — What KubeEdge Is
3. 3Chapter 2 — Edge Computing Fundamentals
4. 4Chapter 3 — Architecture
5. 5Chapter 4 — Edge Autonomy
6. 6Chapter 5 — Deploying Applications to the Edge
7. 7Chapter 6 — Device Management (IoT)
8. 8Chapter 7 — Lightweight Edge Runtimes
9. 9Chapter 8 — Networking at the Edge
10. 10Chapter 9 — Security at the Edge
11. 11Chapter 10 — Operating KubeEdge and Putting It Together