Getting Started with Knative

Welcome! This guide helps you get started with Knative based on your goals and experience level.

What is Knative?

Knative is a Kubernetes-based platform for deploying and managing serverless workloads. It provides components for building, deploying, and running applications that automatically scale, including scaling to zero when idle.

Choose Your Path

I want to try Knative quickly

Perfect for: Developers who want hands-on experience

Follow our step-by-step tutorial:

1. Install Knative locally - Set up using kind or minikube (10 minutes)
2. Deploy your first service - Create and test a simple application
3. Explore autoscaling - See how Knative scales your app
4. Clean up - Remove the local installation

Prerequisites: Docker, kubectl, 3 CPUs, 3 GB RAM

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I want to understand Knative first

Perfect for: Evaluators and decision makers

• What is Knative? - Overview of components and use cases
• About Knative Functions - Simplified function development
• Documentation overview - Navigate all Knative docs

Then proceed to the installation options for production deployments.

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I want to explore event-driven features

Perfect for: Building event-driven applications

1. Getting started with Eventing - Introduction to event-driven architecture
2. Create an event source - Generate events
3. Set up a broker - Route events to services
4. Configure triggers - Filter and deliver events

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I want to build serverless functions

Perfect for: Function-as-a-Service development

1. Install the func CLI - Set up the functions CLI
2. Create a function - Build your first function
3. Build and deploy - Deploy to Knative

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What's Next?

After completing the getting started tutorials:

• Next steps - Continue your Knative journey
• Traffic splitting - Implement canary deployments
• Code samples - Explore real-world examples
• Complete tutorial - End-to-end application walkthrough

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Components Overview

Knative Serving - Deploy HTTP applications with automatic scaling and traffic management

Knative Eventing - Build event-driven applications using CloudEvents

Knative Functions - Create functions without managing containers or Kubernetes

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Need Help?

• Slack: #knative-users on CNCF Slack
• Issues: Report problems
• Community: Join working groups

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Installation for Production

For production deployments, see: - YAML installation - Direct kubectl installation - Operator installation - Automated lifecycle management - Platform-specific guides - Cloud provider installations

Requirements: Kubernetes 1.28+, cluster admin access