You may also want to check out k3s.... https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/
K3s is a lightweight version of kubernetes that is much easier to setup.
Kubernetes Up and Running by Brendan Burns, Joe Beda and Kelsey Hightower (published by O'Reilly).
One of the very few programming books I recommend to people. It's wonderfully written, easy to follow and for me, was a page turner.