OpenShift Application Development Playbook

Modern application development requires more than writing code. Developers must understand how to package applications, manage dependencies, configure runtime environments, deploy workloads reliably, and maintain applications as demand and infrastructure requirements change. Containerization and Kubernetes have transformed how software is developed and delivered, while Red Hat OpenShift provides an integrated enterprise platform for building, deploying, and operating cloud-native applications.
OpenShift Application Development Playbook is a practical guide for developers, software engineers, DevOps practitioners, cloud engineers, and IT professionals who want to understand how application development works in an OpenShift environment. It provides a structured path from foundational concepts to practical deployment workflows, helping readers develop the knowledge needed to build, run, troubleshoot, and improve containerized applications on a Kubernetes-based platform.
Whether you are new to OpenShift, familiar with containers, or looking to strengthen your existing Kubernetes skills, this book focuses on the concepts, tools, and workflows that matter when moving applications from development into production.
Build a Strong Foundation in OpenShift and Kubernetes
Package Applications and Work with Containers
Deploy and Manage Kubernetes Workloads
Configure Networking, Storage, and Application Settings
Automate Application Delivery with CI/CD
Improve Application Reliability, Security, and
Troubleshoot Problems and Prepare for Production
What You Will Learn
By working through the concepts and practical workflows in this book, you will develop an understanding of how to:

• Understand OpenShift architecture and its relationship with Kubernetes.
• Work with projects, namespaces, pods, deployments, and other core resources.
• Package applications into containers and manage container images.
• Deploy, update, inspect, and troubleshoot application workloads.
• Configure services, routes, application settings, and secrets.
• Understand persistent storage requirements for containerized applications.
• Apply CI/CD principles to automate application builds and delivery.
• Configure health checks and manage application resource requirements.
• Monitor application behavior and investigate deployment failures.
• Apply practical security and production-readiness principles.
• Scale workloads and improve the reliability of application deployments.