HTML5 and CSS3 Online Course

HTML5 and CSS3 Online Course

This course provides a comprehensive guide to HashiCorp Consul, covering its architecture, deployment, and core services. You’ll learn to deploy single data centers, register services using service discovery, and manage configurations with Consul Key/Value (KV). The course also covers backup and restore procedures, service proxies, securing agent communication with ACLs, and using gossip encryption for data in transit. By the end, you’ll have the skills to confidently work with Consul and prepare for the Consul Associate exam.

Who should take this Course?

The HTML5 and CSS3 Online Course is ideal for beginners, students, and aspiring web developers who want to build responsive and visually appealing websites from scratch. It is also suitable for designers, hobbyists, and professionals from non-technical backgrounds looking to enhance their front-end development skills using modern HTML5 and CSS3 techniques.

What you will learn

• Learn network automation and service discovery
• Learn differences between voting and non-voting servers
• Add or remove Consul Agents from the cluster
• Monitor changes using Consul Watch
• Manage Consul Service Mesh Intentions
• Perform CLI requests using a token

Course Outline

Course Introduction

• Course Introduction

Objective 1: Explain Consul Architecture

• Objective 1 - Section Overview
• Introduction to HashiCorp Consul
• Service Discovery
• Service Mesh
• Network Automation
• Service Configuration
• Basic Consul Architecture
• Consensus Protocol (Raft)
• Gossip Protocol (Serf)
• Network Traffic and Ports
• Consul High Availability
• Scaling for Performance
• Voting Versus Non-Voting Servers
• Redundancy Zones
• Consul Autopilot
• Objective 1 - Section Recap

Objective 2: Deploy a Single Datacenter

• Objective 2 - Section Overview
• Start the Consul Process
• Lab Session - Starting the Consul Process - Using Dev Mode
• Manage the Consul Process
• Consul Agent Configuration
• Lab Session - Creating a Consul Agent Configuration
• Configure Networking and Ports
• Adding/Removing Consul Agents to the Cluster
• Lab Session - Adding and Removing Consul Agents
• Objective 2 - Section Recap

Objective 3: Register Services and Use Service Discovery

• Objective 3 - Section Overview
• Registering a Consul Service
• Creating a Service Definition
• Lab Session - Service Definition and Registration
• Configuring Service Health Checks
• Lab Session - Working with Health Checks
• Check Service Status from the Catalog
• Lab Session - Check Service Status from the Catalog
• Introduction to Prepared Queries
• Lab Session - Prepared Queries
• Objective 3 - Section Recap

Objective 4: Access the Consul Key/Value (KV)

• Objective 4 - Section Overview
• Introduction to Consul K/V Store
• Interacting with Consul K/V
• Lab Session - Working with the Consul K/V
• Using Consul Watch to Monitor Changes
• Using envconsul
• Lab Session - Using Envconsul to Monitor Changes to Consul K/V
• Using consul-template
• Lab Session - Using Consul-Template to Monitor Changes to Consul K/V
• Objective 4 - Section Recap

Objective 5: Backup and Restore

• Objective 5 - Section Overview
• Introduction to Consul Snapshots
• Using Consul Snapshots
• Lab Session - Consul Snapshots
• Consul Snapshot Agent (Enterprise)
• Lab Session - Using the Consul Snapshot Agent (Enterprise)
• Objective 5 - Section Recap

Objective 6: Register a Service Proxy

• Objective 6 - Section Overview
• Introduction to Consul Service Mesh
• Registering a Service Proxy
• Introduction to Consul Service Mesh Intentions
• Managing Consul Service Mesh Intentions
• Lab Session - Service Mesh
• Objective 6 - Section Recap

Objective 7: Secure Agent Communication

• Objective 7 - Section Overview
• Consul Security/Threat Model
• Certificates Required in Consul
• TLS Encryption Settings
• Objective 7 - Section Recap

Objective 8: Secure Services with Basic ACLs

• Objective 8 - Section Overview
• Introduction to the Consul ACL System
• Lab Session - Enable and Configure the Consul ACL System
• Creating ACL Policies
• Lab Session - Creating ACL Policies
• Creating and Managing ACL Tokens
• Lab Session - Creating ACL Tokens
• Perform a UI task Using a Token
• Lab Session - Using Tokens with the Consul UI
• Perform a CLI Request Using a Token
• Lab Session - Using Tokens with the Consul CLI
• Perform an API Request Using a Token
• Lab Session - Using Tokens with the Consul API
• Objective 8 - Section Recap

Objective 9: Use Gossip Encryption

• Objective 9 - Section Overview
• Introduction to Gossip Encryption
• Configure Gossip Encryption
• Lab Session - Configure Gossip Encryption
• Manage the Lifecycle of Encryption Keys
• Lab Session - Managing the Lifecycle of Encryption Keys
• Objective 9 - Section Recap