A comprehensive DevOps Kubernetes for Beginners course aims to provide a solid understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals and its role in modern application deployment and management. The course content typically includes the following key topics:
- Introduction to Kubernetes: Understanding the basics of Kubernetes, its architecture, and its role in container orchestration and management.
- Kubernetes Installation and Configuration: Setting up and configuring Kubernetes on local machines or cloud environments for development and testing purposes.
- Kubernetes Pods: Learning about Kubernetes pods, their structure, and how to create and manage pods for deploying containerized applications.
- Kubernetes Deployments: Understanding Kubernetes deployments and how to create and manage deployment configurations for running applications.
- Kubernetes Services: Exploring Kubernetes services and learning how to expose applications running in Kubernetes pods to the external world.
- Kubernetes Ingress: Understanding Kubernetes ingress for managing external access to services within a Kubernetes cluster.
- Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets: Learning how to use Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets for managing configuration data and sensitive information in applications.
- Kubernetes Volumes and Persistent Volumes: Understanding Kubernetes volumes for data storage within pods and learning about persistent volumes for long-term data storage.
- Kubernetes Scaling and Self-Healing: Exploring Kubernetes scaling capabilities and how Kubernetes ensures the self-healing of applications in case of failures.
- Kubernetes Labels and Selectors: Understanding Kubernetes labels and selectors for organizing and selecting Kubernetes objects for various operations.
- Kubernetes Resource Management: Learning how to manage and allocate resources to pods and applications within a Kubernetes cluster.
- Kubernetes Dashboard and Monitoring: Exploring the Kubernetes dashboard for cluster management and understanding basic monitoring techniques for Kubernetes applications.
- Kubernetes Networking: Understanding Kubernetes networking concepts, including cluster networking, service networking, and pod networking.
- Kubernetes Configuration Files: Learning how to write and manage Kubernetes configuration files for defining and managing Kubernetes resources.
- Kubernetes for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrating Kubernetes with CI/CD pipelines and understanding its role in automating application deployment.
The course typically includes hands-on labs, practical exercises, and real-world examples to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Kubernetes basics and its role in the DevOps ecosystem. It aims to equip individuals with the skills necessary to effectively deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes.
Course Duration:
10 weeks
What you’ll learn:
The essential characteristics of DevOps including building a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and embracing failure.
The importance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code, Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development.
Essential DevOps concepts: software engineering practices, cloud native microservices, automated continuous deployments, and building resilient code.
The organizational impact of DevOps, including breaking down silos, working in cross functional teams, and sharing responsibilities.