Kubernetes in TYPO3 – Glossary

TYPO3 Kubernetes

TYPO3 is a popular content management system (CMS) that helps you build and manage websites. Kubernetes, on the other hand, is a tool that helps manage and run software applications in containers, which are like small, portable boxes for running programs.

When we say "TYPO3 Kubernetes," we're talking about using Kubernetes to manage TYPO3 websites. This means you can easily set up, scale, and maintain TYPO3 sites using Kubernetes. It helps in handling more visitors and making sure your site runs smoothly without manual effort.

Kubernetes is a platform for managing containers at scale. It starts, monitors and scales applications automatically across several servers. For TYPO3 projects with high load or high availability requirements, Kubernetes can be a suitable operating environment.

The principle: TYPO3, database, cache and further services run in containers. Kubernetes ensures that the desired number of instances is running, replaces failed containers and distributes requests. During load peaks additional instances are started, then reduced again.

For operation, files and sessions must be organised so that several instances share them. Uploaded files are in shared storage or object storage, caches in central services such as Redis, and the database is operated independently. Configuration is done via environment variables and manifests.

The advantage is scalability, resilience and reproducible deployments. Updates can be rolled out step by step, and a rollback is possible if problems occur. Automated pipelines connect development and operation.

Against this stand complexity and costs. Kubernetes requires expertise for setup, security and monitoring. For smaller websites, classic hosting solutions are often simpler and cheaper. Decide according to actual need.

Plan backups, monitoring and security updates of the container images firmly.

Test scaling and failures in a staging environment before going live.

Define resources and limits so that individual services do not burden the whole system.

We advise you on container operation and set up TYPO3 in modern environments.

This way your platform grows with the requirements.

In short: TYPO3 Kubernetes for scalable web applications.