Get started with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) basics

This guide provides resources to help you learn the basics of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Learn the basics of AKS

The resources in the following sections provide an introduction to the basics of AKS.

AKS fundamentals

• What is AKS?
• What is AKS Automatic?
• Core concepts
• Kubernetes and AKS fundamentals lab
• Create an AKS cluster
  • Create a Linux-based AKS cluster
  • Create a Linux-based AKS Automatic cluster
  • Create a Windows-based AKS cluster
• Deploy clusters with AKS Automatic lab

Networking

• AKS networking overview
• AKS networking best practices video
• Istio service mesh on AKS lab

Access and identity

• Access and identity concepts
• Workload identity lab

Storage

• Storage concepts
• Advanced storage concepts lab

Next step

Advanced Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) concepts