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Quick Start with Kubernetes

Get a quick start with Kubernetes, learn to create containerized applications, manage deployments across infrastructures, and prepare for advanced Kubernetes concepts.

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Kubernetes helps deploy and manage containerized applications at scale. It abstracts the underlying infrastructure, so it doesn’t matter if you’re deploying your applications to Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Linode, or your own on-premises data center. In this course, you’ll learn why we have Kubernetes, what it is, where it’s going, and how to create containerized applications. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to tackle more advanced concepts and take your Kubernetes skills to the next level.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An introduction to the core components of Kubernetes

The ability to build a cluster, containerize, and deploy an application

The ability to break the deployment and observe how Kubernetes fixes it

Hands-on experience scaling an application up and down and performing a rolling update to an application

An introduction to the core components of Kubernetes

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Kubernetes API Objects

Networking and Services

Self Healing

Scaling Up and Down

Rolling Updates

Content

55 Lessons8 Quizzes1 Assessment

Getting Started

2 Lessons

Get familiar with Kubernetes basics, practical tools, and foundational concepts for application management.

What Is This Course About?

Learning Instruments

What Is Kubernetes?

4 Lessons

Discover the logic behind Kubernetes’ role in managing scalable, self-healing microservices in cloud-native environments.

What Are Microservices?

What Is Cloud Native?

Summary: What Is Kubernetes?

Quiz: What Is Kubernetes?

Why Is Kubernetes Important?

4 Lessons

Kubernetes is essential for cloud providers and users, ensuring flexibility and stability across environments.

Why the Cloud Providers Need Kubernetes

Why the User Community Needs Kubernetes

Summary: Why Is Kubernetes Important?

Quiz: Why Is Kubernetes Important?

What Does Kubernetes Look Like?

5 Lessons

Explore Kubernetes architecture, including Masters, Nodes, and hosted cloud services like Linode Kubernetes Engine.

Kubernetes Architecture

Control Plane Nodes and Worker Nodes

Kubernetes in the Cloud

Summary: What Does Kubernetes Look Like?

Quiz: What Does Kubernetes Look Like?

Getting Kubernetes

5 Lessons

Set up Docker and Kubernetes easily using Docker Desktop or Civo Cloud.

Get Docker and kubectl with Docker Desktop

Get a Single-Node Kubernetes Cluster with Docker Desktop

Get a Multi-Node Kubernetes Cluster with Civo Cloud

Get the Sample App

Summary: Getting Kubernetes

Creating a Containerized Application

5 Lessons

Break down the steps to create and deploy a containerized application using Docker.

Introduction to Containerization

Explore the Source Code

Build and Host the Image

Summary: Creating a Containerized Application

Quiz: Creating a Containerized Application

Running an Application on Kubernetes

6 Lessons

Master deploying and connecting containerized applications in Kubernetes using Pods and Services.

Introduction: Running an App on Kubernetes

Deploy the Application to Kubernetes

Connect to the Application

Access the Application

Summary: Running an Application on Kubernetes

Quiz: Running an Application on Kubernetes

Deploying a Web Application over Kubernetes

Project

Self-Healing

5 Lessons

Master Kubernetes' self-healing features for resilient application deployment and management.

Kubernetes Deployments

Self-Heal from a Pod Failure

Self-Heal from a Worker Node Failure

Summary: Self Healing

Quiz: Self-Healing

Scaling the Application

6 Lessons

Master scaling applications in Kubernetes through declarative and imperative methods.

Introduction: Scale the Application

Scale an Application Up

Scale an Application Down

Declarative vs. Imperative

Summary: Scale the Application

Quiz: Scale the Application

10.

Performing a Rolling Update

5 Lessons

Master seamless application updates in Kubernetes with zero downtime through rolling updates.

Introduction: Performing a Rolling Update

Deploy the Rollout

Check the Rolling Update

Summary: Performing a Rolling Update

Quiz: Performing a Rolling Update

Fault-Tolerant Web Hosting on Kubernetes

Project

Kubernetes Exam

Assessment

11.

Appendix: Lab Code

5 Lessons

Master application deployment, self-healing, scaling, and rolling updates in Kubernetes.

Creating a Containerized Application

Running an Application on Kubernetes

Self-Healing

Scaling the Application

Performing a Rolling Update

12.

Epilogue

3 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of Kubernetes and explore further DevOps learning paths.

Kubernetes—Fun Facts

Glossary

Overview and the Way Forward

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Nigel Poulton

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