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A Practical Guide to Kubernetes

Gain insights into Kubernetes fundamentals, explore cluster components, and learn to build, test, deploy, and secure applications, achieving state persistence and mastering crucial DevOps skills.
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Kubernetes is a powerful container management tool that's taking the world by storm. This detailed course will help you master it. In this course, you'll start with the fundamentals of Kubernetes and learn what the main components of a cluster look like. You'll then learn how to use those components to build, test, deploy, and upgrade applications and, as well as how to achieve state persistence once your application is deployed. Moreover, you'll also understand how to secure your deployments and manage resources, which are crucial DevOps skills. By the time you're done, you'll have a firm grasp of Kubernetes and the skills to deploy your own clusters and applications with confidence.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of the historical perspective leading to Kubernetes
A grasp of the role Kubernetes plays in application deployment
A command over deployment of a containerized application to a Kubernetes cluster
A command over configuring automatic updates, rollbacks, and scaling on a Kubernetes cluster
Familiarity with deploying stateful applications on a Kubernetes cluster
An understanding of security features in Kubernetes and how to configure them
An understanding of the historical perspective leading to Kubernetes

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TAKEAWAY SKILLS

YAML

Cloud

DevOps

Kubernetes

Content

172 Lessons13 Quizzes3 Cloud Labs

1.

How Did We Get Here?

5 Lessons

Learn how technological advancements and Kubernetes evolution enhance deployment and infrastructure management.
Introduction
A Short History of Infrastructure Management
A Short History of Deployment Processes
Schedulers
What is Kubernetes?

3.

ReplicaSets

6 Lessons

Go hands-on with defining, creating, and managing ReplicaSets for scalable and fault-tolerant applications.
Getting Started with ReplicaSets
Creating ReplicaSets
Sequential Breakdown of the Process
Operating ReplicaSets
Quiz Yourself on ReplicaSets
What's Next?

13.

Creating A Production-Ready Kubernetes Cluster

23 Lessons

Follow the process of creating, managing, and updating a production-ready Kubernetes cluster with kOps.
Getting Started with a Production-Ready Clusters
Kubernetes Operations (kOps) Project
Preparing for the Cluster Setup: AWS CLI and Region
Preparing for the Cluster Setup: IAM Group and User
Preparing for the Cluster Setup: Availability Zones and SSH Keys
Creating a Cluster: Creating an S3 Bucket and Installing kOps
Creating a Cluster: Discussing the Specifications
Creating a Cluster: Running and Verification
Exploring the Components That Constitute the Cluster
Updating the Cluster
Sequential Breakdown and Verification of the Update Process
Upgrading the Cluster Manually: Changing the Kubernetes Version
Exploring and Verifying the Output
Upgrading the Cluster Automatically
Accessing the Cluster: Understanding the Protocol
Accessing the Cluster: Adding the Load Balancer
Deploying Applications
Exploring High Availability and Fault Tolerance of a Cluster
Giving Others Access to the Cluster
Destroying the Cluster
Comparison with Docker Swarm
Quiz Yourself on Clusters
What's Next?

15.

Appendix: Running a Kubernetes Cluster Locally

5 Lessons

Get familiar with setting up and managing a local Kubernetes cluster using Minikube.
Exploring the Options
Installing kubectl
Installing minikube
Creating a Local Kubernetes Cluster with minikube
Exploring minikube Commands
Certificate of Completion
Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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