Learn to use Kubernetes to deploy and operate your applications! 🚢 🚀

This course covers the foundations of Kubernetes, guides you through deploying a representative demo application, and then explores "day 2" operations (what happens after your application is running)

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🔗 LINKS 🔗 

Written Course (still a work in progress!): https://courses.devopsdirective.com/kubernetes-beginner-to-pro/lessons/00-introduction/01-main

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/sidpalas/devops-directive-kubernetes-course

Discord Community: https://discord.devopsdirective.com

Options to support financially:
- GitHub Sponsors (https://github.com/sidpalas?tab=sponsoring)
- Buy Me a Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/devopsdirective)
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Cloud provider sign-up links:
- Google Cloud Platform (https://cloud.google.com/free?hl=en)
- Civo Cloud (https://dashboard.civo.com/signup)

Other tools used throughout the course:
- Kluctl (https://kluctl.io/)
- Kubernetes in Docker (https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/)
- Cloudnative-PG (https://cloudnative-pg.io/)
- Trivy Operator (https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-operator/latest/)
- External Secrets Operator (https://external-secrets.io/latest/)
- Tilt (https://tilt.dev/)

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Timestamps: 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:41 -- History and Motivation
00:12:08 -- Technology Overview
00:22:15 -- Installation and Set Up (KinD, Civo, GKE)
00:51:35 -- Built-in Kubernetes Resources
02:52:31 -- Helm
03:14:26 -- Demo Application
03:25:23 -- Building Container Images
03:33:55 -- Deploying the Demo Application
03:48:42 -- GKE Logging and Monitoring
03:50:59 -- Extending the Kubernetes API
03:57:09 -- Deploying Auxiliary Tooling (Cloudnative-pg + Trivy Operator)
04:14:59 -- Developer Experience (using Tilt and External Secrets Operator)
04:35:42 -- Debugging Applications in Kubernetes
04:46:24 -- Deploying to Multiple Environments (Kustomize, Helm, and Kluctl)
05:25:14 -- Cluster/Node Upgrades
05:35:18 -- Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (GitHub Actions + Kluctl GitOps)
06:10:12 -- What's Next?
06:13:16 -- Outro

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This complete Kubernetes course, designed by Sid from DevOps Directive, is intended for software engineers seeking to enhance their DevOps and infrastructure skills by mastering Kubernetes. The course covers both theoretical and practical aspects, including deploying demo applications across multiple environments. The course provides code samples in a companion GitHub repository and offers interactive modules via a platform and a Discord community. Key prerequisites include familiarity with web applications, basic shell commands, cloud infrastructure knowledge, and intermediate containerization skills. The course broadly covers setting up development environments, clustering, resource types, Helm, debugging applications within Kubernetes, and automation techniques.

Complete Kubernetes Course - From BEGINNER to PRO

<p>Yep! I would like to watch this course. Gaining knowledge on all aspects related to coding. Handle perspective!!</p>


<p>I liked his Terraform video from a few years ago. Should be pretty good.</p>
