Kubernetes for Developers Online Course

Kubernetes for Developers Online Course

Master Kubernetes step by step with this developer-focused course. Start with containers and Docker basics, then move on to Kubernetes architecture, Pods, namespaces, and manifest files. Gain hands-on experience with Minikube, kubectl, services, and Ingress. Learn deployments, rollouts, probes, ReplicaSets, batch workflows, secrets, and storage. Finally, deploy applications on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service with load balancer access.

Who should take this Course?

The Kubernetes for Developers Online Course is ideal for software developers, DevOps engineers, and backend programmers who want to learn how to containerize, deploy, and manage applications using Kubernetes. It is also suitable for students, system architects, and IT professionals looking to gain hands-on experience in building scalable, resilient, and cloud-native applications with Kubernetes.

What you will learn

• Understand and utilize Docker containers and images
• Master Kubernetes architecture and core components
• Deploy and manage applications within Kubernetes clusters
• Implement Kubernetes services, Ingress, and deployments for efficient scaling
• Manage configurations, secrets, and storage within Kubernetes
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introduction (promo video)
• How you should take this course to get the max out of it

A short recap about Containers

• What is a container? What makes them so special?
• Let's install Docker and play with some containers
• What is a Docker image? How can we create one? (tips & tricks)
• Let's make 2 containers to talk to each other
• Exploring volumes and storages in containers world
• Exploring Docker Compose to manage multiple containers

General Kubernetes Concepts

• What actually is Kubernetes and why it was created?
• The role of each component of the Kubernetes Control Plane
• What is a Pod and how it relates to a Container?
• Let's walk through the Pod lifecycle in Kubernetes
• Kubernetes Namespaces and Manifest Files (intro)

Your first hands-on steps in Kubernetes

• Installing a local Kubernetes cluster with Minikube
• Exploring basic kubectl commands
• Creating your first Pod with kubectl

Learning about the Pod Lifecycle Management

• Deploying your own REST API in Kubernetes
• Understanding Init containers
• Exploring Pod Liveness Probe
• Exploring Pod Startup Probe
• Understanding Post-Start and Pre-Stop hooks

Getting access to Pods in Kubernetes through Services

• Exploring Kubernetes Services
• Exploring Cluster IP Services
• Exploring NodePort Services
• Exploring LoadBalancer Services
• Exploring Headless Services

Getting access to Pods in Kubernetes through an Ingress

• What is an Ingress and how it compares to a Service?
• Let's install an Ingress Controller in our minikube setup
• Creating a new Ingress that routes traffic to a service
• Exploring traffic routing strategies of an Ingress

Managing multiple pods in Kubernetes with ReplicaSets and Deployments

• Exploring ReplicaSets
• Exploring the Deployment resource
• Exploring the rollout process
• Configuring rollout strategies

Running Batch workflows in Kubernetes

• Exploring the Job resource
• Exploring the CronJob resource

Configuration and Secret Management in Kubernetes

• Exploring the ConfigMap resource
• Exploring the Secret resource
• Best practices for Secret management in Kubernetes

Managing Storage in Kubernetes

• Ephemeral Volumes
• Learning about PersistentVolumes, PersistentVolumeClaims, StorageClasses
• Hands-on demo with PVs, PVCs, and SCs
• Exploring the StatefulSet resource

Deploying your app in AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service

• Step 1 - Creating the cluster & adding worker nodes
• Step 2 - Getting kubectl access to the cluster
• Step 3 - Deploying our app
• Step 4 - Getting app access through a Network Load Balancer
• Step 5 - Getting app access through an Application Load Balancer
• Step 6 - Clean up everything to reduce costs