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Kubernetes in Practice

Discover how to build, deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes. Gain insights into architecture, pods, deployments, services, and run real-world projects to solidify your skills.

Beginner

78 Lessons

5h 20min

Certificate of Completion

Discover how to build, deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes. Gain insights into architecture, pods, deployments, services, and run real-world projects to solidify your skills.
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1 Project
37 Playgrounds
11 Quizzes
Course Overview
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Apply Your Skills

Course Overview

Kubernetes in Practice is your one-stop shop for learning how to build, deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes in a step-by-step process. You will learn all the most important concepts including: architecture, pods, deployments, services, ingress, and a whole lot more. Once you have the fundamentals out of the way, you will get the opportunity to put your skills to work in a project where you will create and run an application in a real Kubernetes cluster. By the time you finish this course, you will have c...Show More
Kubernetes in Practice is your one-stop shop for learning how to build, deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes in a step-by-step p...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

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Cloud

Kubernetes

Cloud Deployment

Course Content

1.

Before We Begin

1 Lessons

Get familiar with Kubernetes fundamentals, key concepts, and practical deployment skills.
What to Expect in This Course

2.

What Kubernetes Brings to the Table

5 Lessons

Get started with Kubernetes' benefits in managing containerized apps and simplifying deployments.
How it All Started
Virtual Machines (VM)
Introduction to Kubernetes
Let's Run Our First Application
Summary

3.

Kubernetes Architecture

5 Lessons

Work your way through Kubernetes architecture, exploring clusters, nodes, and using kubectl.
A Kubernetes Cluster
The Workers and the Master
Kubectl: Our Swiss Army Knife
Summary
Quiz: Kubernetes Architecture

4.

Pods

7 Lessons

Apply your skills to understanding, managing, and interacting with pods in Kubernetes.
Introduction
Multi-Container Pods
Playing with Running Pods
Exercise: Run an Apache Container
Solution: Run an Apache Container
Summary
Quiz: Pods

6.

Services

10 Lessons

Explore Kubernetes services and their types for stable and efficient application access.
Introduction
A Quick Example
Service Types and ClusterIP
NodePort and LoadBalancer
ExternalName
Service Discovery
DNS
Environment Variables
Summary
Quiz: Services

7.

Ingress

5 Lessons

Piece together the parts of Kubernetes Ingress to manage HTTP routing efficiently and optimize resources.
Introduction
Defining Rules per Host
Ingress vs LoadBalancer
Summary
Quiz: Ingress

8.

Configuring Applications with Configmaps

6 Lessons

Try out using ConfigMaps to manage and mount configurations in Kubernetes environments.
Getting Started
Passing an Environment Variable to Our Container
Extracting Configs to a ConfigMap
Mounting Configs as Files
Summary
Quiz: Configuring Applications with Configmaps

9.

Using Secrets for Sensitive Configs

4 Lessons

Unpack the core of managing sensitive data with Kubernetes Secrets for secure configurations.
Introduction
Mounting Secrets as Files
Summary
Quiz: Using Secrets for Sensitive Configs

10.

Running Jobs

6 Lessons

Break apart running and managing Jobs in Kubernetes, including scheduling with CronJobs.
Introduction
Running Multiple Pods
When Jobs Fail
Scheduling Jobs with CronJob
Summary
Quiz: Running Jobs

11.

Organizing Resources with Namespaces

5 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of organizing Kubernetes resources with namespaces for better management.
Getting Started
Running Resources in a Different Namespace
How Namespaces Affect Service’s DNS
Summary
Quiz: Organising Resources with Namespaces

12.

Managing Containers Resource Usage

6 Lessons

Take a closer look at managing resource usage in Kubernetes to optimize container performance.
Getting Started
Defining Resource Requests
Defining Resource Limits
Defining Default Limits and Requests with Limitrange
Summary
Quiz: Managing Containers Resource Usage

13.

Understanding the Kubeconfig File

4 Lessons

Tackle Kubernetes clusters using kubeconfig, managing clusters, users, and contexts with ease.
Getting Started
Using Different Contexts
Summary
Quiz

15.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Master the steps to manage Kubernetes with a web-based UI and set it up locally.
Kubernetes Web UI
Setting Up Kubernetes Locally

16.

Wrap Up!

1 Lessons

Get familiar with the benefits and applications of Kubernetes, and celebrate your achievement.
Conclusion

Course Author

Practice and apply your skills

Project
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Project
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intermediate
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