Kubernetes for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On - Microservices Application

The video tutorial explains microservices architecture using a simple web application deployed on Kubernetes platforms like Google Cloud. It uses a sample voting application to demonstrate Docker's features, detailing its components: a Python-based voting app, Redis for in-memory storage, a .NET worker app, and a Node.js results app. The tutorial guides setting up this application stack on Docker, emphasizing the importance of container naming and linking. It also discusses deprecated Docker links and introduces advanced networking concepts in Docker Swarm.

Why is it important to name the containers in the Docker setup?

How do links work in Docker to connect different containers?

What are the potential issues with using links in Docker as mentioned in the text?