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. Ready to get started?

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 though, you will learn about the Kubernetes architecture, how to build clusters, and how to deploy and manage applications. 

In the last part of the course, you will dive into threat modeling and real-world security practices. By the end of this course, you will have a great new skill for your resume and you’ll be able to start using Kubernetes in your own projects.

Learn Kubernetes: A Deep Dive

An orchestrator of cloud-native microservices apps.

An orchestrator of hardware distribution for microservices apps.

At the highest level, Kubernetes is two things:

At the highest level, Kubernetes is two things:

A Kubernetes master is a collection of system services that make up the control plane of the cluster.

A Kubernetes master is a collection of system services that make up the control plane of the cluster.

What must all communication between components go through?

What must all communication between components go through?

Applications running on the cluster do not work and you won’t be able to update anything.

Applications running on the cluster should continue to work, and you will be able to update anything.

Applications running on the cluster should continue to work, you just won’t be able to update anything.

Applications running on the cluster will not work, but you will be able to update anything.

What happens if etcd becomes unavailable?

What happens if etcd becomes unavailable?

Nodes are the workers of a Kubernetes cluster.

Nodes are the workers of a Kubernetes cluster.

Which term can be used interchangeably with nodes?

Which term can be used interchangeably with nodes?

The cluster’s DNS service has a _______ IP address.

The cluster’s DNS service has a _______ IP address.

It is not possible to run a stand-alone Pod on a Kubernetes cluster.

It is not possible to run a stand-alone Pod on a Kubernetes cluster.

Quiz on Kubernetes principles of operation.

Kubernetes Primer

Kubernetes Principles of Operation

Installing Kubernetes

Working With Pods: Theory

Working With Pods: Hands-On

Kubernetes Deployments

Kubernetes Services: Theory

Kubernetes Services: Hands-On

Service Discovery

Kubernetes Storage

ConfigMaps

StatefulSets

Threat Modeling Kubernetes

Real-World Kubernetes Security

Conclusion

APPENDIX A: Other Important Stuff

Quiz: Kubernetes Principles