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A Practical Guide to Kubernetes - AI-Powered Course
4.6
Intermediate
20h
Updated 1 month ago
A Practical Guide to Kubernetes
Gain insights into Kubernetes fundamentals, explore cluster components, and learn to build, test, deploy, and secure applications, achieving state persistence and mastering crucial DevOps skills.
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Kubernetes is a powerful container management tool that's taking the world by storm. This detailed course will help you master it.
In this course, you'll start with the fundamentals of Kubernetes and learn what the main components of a cluster look like. You'll then learn how to use those components to build, test, deploy, and upgrade applications and, as well as how to achieve state persistence once your application is deployed. Moreover, you'll also understand how to secure your deployments and manage resources, which are crucial DevOps skills.
By the time you're done, you'll have a firm grasp of Kubernetes and the skills to deploy your own clusters and applications with confidence.
Kubernetes is a powerful container management tool that's taking the world by storm. This detailed course will help you master i...Show More
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
An understanding of the historical perspective leading to Kubernetes
A grasp of the role Kubernetes plays in application deployment
A command over deployment of a containerized application to a Kubernetes cluster
A command over configuring automatic updates, rollbacks, and scaling on a Kubernetes cluster
Familiarity with deploying stateful applications on a Kubernetes cluster
An understanding of security features in Kubernetes and how to configure them
An understanding of the historical perspective leading to Kubernetes
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TAKEAWAY SKILLS
YAML
Cloud
DevOps
Kubernetes
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172 Lessons13 Quizzes3 Cloud Labs
1.
How Did We Get Here?
5 Lessons
Learn how technological advancements and Kubernetes evolution enhance deployment and infrastructure management.
2.
Pods
10 Lessons
Master the essentials of Pods in Kubernetes for effective application management.
Getting Started with PodsA Quick Way to Run PodsDefining Pods through Declarative SyntaxComponents and Stages Involved in Pod SchedulingPlaying Around with the Running PodRunning Multiple Containers in a Single PodSingle-Container vs. Multi-Container PodsMonitoring HealthQuiz Yourself on PodsWhat's Next?
3.
ReplicaSets
6 Lessons
Go hands-on with defining, creating, and managing ReplicaSets for scalable and fault-tolerant applications.
4.
Services
11 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of Kubernetes Services for stable pod communication and deployment.
5.
Deployments
15 Lessons
Dig into Kubernetes Deployments for zero-downtime updates, rollback mechanisms, and scaling methods.
6.
Ingress
10 Lessons
Follow the process of configuring, managing, and validating Ingress to streamline Kubernetes external access.
7.
Volumes
9 Lessons
Build on Kubernetes volumes to manage state, access resources, and facilitate configurations.
8.
ConfigMaps
11 Lessons
Learn how to use ConfigMaps for flexible configuration management in Kubernetes deployments.
9.
Secrets
9 Lessons
Discover the logic behind Kubernetes Secrets, their creation, management, and security.
10.
Namespaces
11 Lessons
Work your way through managing Kubernetes namespaces for efficient cluster segmentation and isolation.
11.
Securing Kubernetes Clusters
15 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of securing Kubernetes clusters through RBAC, permissions, roles, and namespaces.
12.
Managing Resources
17 Lessons
Solve problems in Kubernetes by mastering resource management, allocation, and Quality of Service (QoS).
13.
Creating A Production-Ready Kubernetes Cluster
23 Lessons
Follow the process of creating, managing, and updating a production-ready Kubernetes cluster with kOps.
14.
Persisting State
15 Lessons
Practice using Kubernetes for state persistence, deployment, and dynamic volume management in AWS environments.
15.
Appendix: Running a Kubernetes Cluster Locally
5 Lessons
Get familiar with setting up and managing a local Kubernetes cluster using Minikube.
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