Go for DevOps

Gain insights into using Go for DevOps, exploring automation of servers, cloud, Kubernetes, and more. Learn about concurrency, filesystem interaction, observability, GitHub Actions integration, and custom Terraform providers.

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121 Lessons

38h

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Course Overview

Go is a type-safe concurrent language. It is easy to develop and extremely performant. This course covers using the Go language to automate servers, cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Packer, and Terraform. You’ll start by learning the basics of the Go language, such as concurrency and the context package. You’ll learn to interact with the local and remote filesystem using methods such as REST and gRPC. Then, you’ll learn how to use OpenTelemetry for distribution application observability and automate application...Show More

Go is a type-safe concurrent language. It is easy to develop and extremely performant. This course covers using the Go language ...Show More

What You'll Learn

The ability to automate servers, the cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Packer, and Terraform

Ability to communicate with remote data sources using methods such as REST and gRPC

The ability to use OpenTelemetry to enable observability across distributed applications

Hands-on experience in automating application release workflows using Go and GitHub Actions

Hands-on experience in automating the process of creating system images using Packer on the AWS platform

The ability to use Go with Terraform to create your own custom Terraform provider

The ability to program the Kubernetes API to extend its capabilities

A thorough understanding of designing resilient DevOps software

The ability to automate servers, the cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Packer, and Terraform

Course Content

Introduction to the Course

1 Lessons

Get familiar with Go's advantages in DevOps over Python for scalable cloud orchestration.

Go and DevOps

Go Language Basics

20 Lessons

Discover the logic behind Go's core concepts and practical programming structures.

Introduction

Utilizing Go Packages

Using Go's Variable Types

Variable Scopes and Shadowing

Looping in Go

Using Conditionals

Learning About Functions

Challenge: Armstrong Numbers

Solution Review: Armstrong Numbers

Public and Private Declarations

Using Arrays and Slices

Understanding Maps

Challenge: Find Repeating Words in a Sentence

Solution Review: Find Repeating Words in a Sentence

Understanding Go Pointers

Getting To Know About Structs

Comprehending Go Interfaces

Challenge: Implement the Stringer Interface

Solution Review: Implement Stringer Interface

Summary and Quiz on the Go Language Basics

Go Language Essentials

13 Lessons

Master Go's syntax, error handling, concurrency, and generics for efficient coding.

Introduction

Handling Errors in Go

Utilizing Go Constants

Using Defer, Panic, and Recover

Utilizing Goroutines for Concurrency

Select and Mutexes in Goroutines

Challenge: Sum With Goroutines

Solution Review: Sum With Goroutines

Understanding Go’s Context Type

Utilizing Go's Testing Framework

Generics – The New Kid on the Block

Adding Type Parameters to Struct Types

Summary and Quiz on the Go Language Basics

Filesystem Interactions

7 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of efficient filesystem interactions, cross-platform pathing, and I/O in Go.

Introduction

I/O Interfaces in Go

Reading and Writing to Files

Streaming File Content

OS-Agnostic Pathing

OS-Agnostic Filesystems

Summary and Quiz on Filesystem Interactions

Using Common Data Formats

8 Lessons

Dig into manipulating and streaming popular data formats: CSV, JSON, and YAML in Go.

Introduction

CSV Files

Using excelize When Dealing With Excel

Popular Encoding Formats: JSON

Challenge: Process JSON Data

Solution Review: Process JSON Data

Popular Encoding Formats - YAML

Summary and Quiz on Using Common Data Formats

Interacting with Remote Data Sources

5 Lessons

Focus on accessing SQL databases, developing REST and gRPC services efficiently.

Introduction

Accessing SQL Databases

Developing REST Services and Clients

Developing gRPC Services and Clients

Summary and Quiz on Interacting With Remote Data Sources

Writing Command-Line Tooling

6 Lessons

Master the creation of command-line tools with Go, using flag, os, and Cobra packages.

Introduction

Implementing Application I/O

Accessing Non-Flag Arguments

Using Cobra for Advanced CLI Applications

Handling OS Signals

Summary and Quiz on Writing Command-Line Tooling

Automating Command-Line Tasks

6 Lessons

Step through automating command-line tasks, from local scripting to remote execution and system agents.

Introduction

Using os/exec to Automate Local Changes

Using SSH in Go to Automate Remote Changes

Designing Safe, Concurrent Change Automations

Writing a System Agent

Summary and Quiz on Automating Command-Line Tasks

Observability with OpenTelemetry

7 Lessons

Solve challenges with OpenTelemetry for comprehensive observability, logging, tracing, and metrics instrumentation.

Introduction

An Overview of OpenTelemetry

Logging With Context

Instrumenting For Distributed Tracing

Instrumenting For Metrics

Alerting on Metrics Abnormalities

Summary and Quiz on Observability With OpenTelemetry

10.

Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

8 Lessons

Work your way through automating workflows with GitHub Actions for CI/CD, releases, and custom actions.

Introduction

Understanding the Basics of GitHub Actions

Build and Trigger Our First GitHub Action

Building a Continuous Integration Workflow

Building a Release Workflow

Creating a Custom GitHub Action Using Go

Publishing a Custom Go GitHub Action

Summary and Quiz on Automating Workflows With GitHub Actions

11.

Using ChatOps to Increase Efficiency

6 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of using ChatOps to streamline DevOps tasks and improve efficiency.

Introduction

Environment Architecture

Using an Ops Service

Creating Event Handlers

Creating Our Slack Application

Summary

12.

Creating Immutable Infrastructure Using Packer

7 Lessons

Solve problems in creating immutable infrastructure with Packer, from setup to validation.

Introduction

Initializing Packer

Building an Amazon Machine Image

Validating Images With Goss

Customizing Packer With Plugins

Releasing, Using and Debugging a Plugin

Summary and Quiz on Creating Infrastructure Using Packer

13.

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

5 Lessons

Tackle automating infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform's Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities.

Introduction

An Introduction to IaC

Understanding the Basics of Terraform Providers

Building a Pet Store Terraform Provider

Summary and Quiz on Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

14.

Deploying and Building Applications in Kubernetes

6 Lessons

Piece together the parts of deploying and building applications in Kubernetes with Go.

Introduction

Interacting With the Kubernetes API

Deploying a Load-Balanced HTTP Application Using Go

Extending Kubernetes With Custom Resources and Operators

Building a Pet Store Operator

Summary and Quiz on Applications in Kubernetes

15.

Programming the Cloud

6 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in managing cloud infrastructure using Azure APIs and SDK for Go.

Introduction

What Is the Cloud?

Learning the Basics of the Azure APIs

Building Infrastructure Using Azure Resource Manager

Using Provisioned Azure Infrastructure

Summary and Quiz on Programming the Cloud

16.

Designing for Chaos

7 Lessons

Discover the logic behind designing resilient software to endure chaotic real-world failures.

Introduction

Using Overload Prevention Mechanisms

Using Rate Limiters To Prevent Runaway Workflows

Building Workflows That Are Repeatable and Never Lost

Using Policies to Restrict Tools

Building Systems With an Emergency Stop

Summary and Quiz on Designing for Chaos

17.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Jump-start with installing Go, building code, managing modules, and running applications.

Installing Go on Local Machine

Building Code Locally

18.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Apply your skills to streamline DevOps workflows using Go and related tools.

Wrap up

Course Author

Packt

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