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Learn Kubernetes: A Deep Dive

Learn Kubernetes: A Deep Dive

Gain insights into essential Kubernetes concepts and explore pods, services, deployments, architecture, and security practices.

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149 Lessons

7h

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Gain insights into essential Kubernetes concepts and explore pods, services, deployments, architecture, and security practices.

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18 Quizzes
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Course Content

Course Overview

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, Microsoft Azure, or your own on-premises datacenter. In this course, you will cover the most essential Kubernetes concepts that you’ll need to know to be proficient, including pods, services, and deployments. Beyond that, you will learn about the Kubernetes architecture, how to build clusters, and how to deploy...Show More

Course Content

1.

Kubernetes Primer

Get familiar with Kubernetes' origins, cloud-native management, and cross-environment deployment capabilities.
Kubernetes Background
Where did Kubernetes come from?
The Operating System of the Cloud
Quiz: Kubernetes Primer
Summary
2.

Kubernetes Principles of Operation

Discover Kubernetes' architecture, including its control plane, worker nodes, Pods, and declarative management.
Kubernetes From 40K Feet
Control plane and Nodes: Control Plane
Control plane and Nodes: Worker Nodes
Packaging Apps for Kubernetes
The Declarative Model and the Desired State
Pods
Deployments
Quiz: Kubernetes Principles
Summary
3.

Getting Kubernetes

Break apart the setup of Kubernetes clusters locally and through hosted services, and utilize kubectl.
Local Kubernetes Cluster
Hosted Kubernetes Cluster
Working with kubectl
Summary
4.

Working With Pods: Theory

Grasp the fundamentals of Kubernetes Pods, their lifecycle, scheduling, and deployment methods.
Pod Theory
Pods and Scheduling
Pod Lifecycle
How Do We Deploy Pods
Multi-Container Pods: Init containers
Quiz: Theory of Working With Pods
Summary
5.

Working with Pods: Hands-On

Solve problems in defining, deploying, and managing Kubernetes Pods using practical tools and commands.
Pod Manifest Files
Manifest Files: Empathy as Code
Introspecting Pods
kubectl exec: Running Commands in Pods
Check Pod immutability
Multi-container Pod example – init container
Multi-container Pod example – sidecar container
Quiz: Working Hands-on With Pods
Summary
6.

Virtual Clusters with Namespaces

7 Lessons

See how it works to utilize Kubernetes Namespaces for organizing and managing cluster resources.
7.

Kubernetes Deployments

10 Lessons

Master Kubernetes Deployments for scalable, self-healing, rolling updates, and easy rollbacks.
8.

Kubernetes Services: Theory

7 Lessons

Learn how Kubernetes Services provide stable network endpoints, internal and external access, and traffic distribution for Pods.
9.

Kubernetes Services: Hands-On

5 Lessons

Get started with Kubernetes Services for stable networking and load balancing.
10.

Ingress

7 Lessons

Master the steps to efficiently manage traffic using Kubernetes Ingress for robust routing.
11.

WebAssembly on Kubernetes

7 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of running lightweight and portable WebAssembly applications on Kubernetes.
12.

Service Discovery Deep Dive

8 Lessons

Dig into Kubernetes' automated service discovery and registration, ensuring seamless app communication.
13.

Kubernetes Storage

8 Lessons

Tackle Kubernetes storage management, utilizing persistent volumes, dynamic provisioning, and various storage classes.
14.

ConfigMaps

8 Lessons

Master the use of ConfigMaps for dynamic configuration in Kubernetes environments.
15.

StatefulSets

12 Lessons

Learn how to use StatefulSets for managing and scaling stateful applications in Kubernetes.
16.

API Security and RBAC

7 Lessons

Walk through securing Kubernetes API requests via authentication, authorization, and admission control.
17.

Kubernetes API

9 Lessons

Examine the central role of Kubernetes API, resource management, CRUD operations, and API extensibility.
18.

Threat Modeling Kubernetes

11 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Kubernetes security by exploring threat modeling and mitigation strategies using the STRIDE framework.
19.

Real-World Kubernetes Security

7 Lessons

Dig into Kubernetes security, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, workload isolation, IAM, and auditing.
20.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Follow the process of Kubernetes terms and key practices to manage environments.

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Eric Downs

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Anthony Walker

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Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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