Cloud Native Engineering & Kubernetes Deep Dive Tutorials
Kubernetes and Docker Tutorials
Welcome to Developers Heaven’s comprehensive collection of Kubernetes and Docker tutorials. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your expertise, you’ll find valuable resources here to master containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies. Explore the fundamentals, delve into advanced concepts, and discover best practices for building and deploying scalable and resilient applications.
Kubernetes Fundamentals
- Introduction to Kubernetes: What is K8s, Why Use It, and Its Core Concepts
- Kubernetes Architecture: Master (Control Plane) and Worker Nodes Explained
- kubectl Mastery: The Command-Line Interface for Kubernetes
- Setting Up Your First Kubernetes Cluster: Minikube/Kind for Local Development
Kubernetes Core Concepts
- Kubernetes Pods: The Smallest Deployable Unit
- ReplicaSets and Deployments: Managing Application Scalability and Rollouts
- Kubernetes Services: Exposing Applications Inside and Outside the Cluster
- ConfigMaps and Secrets: Managing Configuration and Sensitive Data
- Namespaces: Logical Isolation and Resource Organization in K8s
- Jobs and CronJobs: Running Batch and Scheduled Tasks in Kubernetes
Kubernetes Networking
- Kubernetes Networking Model: Pod-to-Pod, Service-to-Pod Communication
- Container Network Interface (CNI): Understanding Network Plugins (e.g., Calico, Flannel)
- Ingress Controllers: Managing External Access to Services (Nginx Ingress, Traefik)
- Network Policies: Securing Inter-Pod Communication
Kubernetes Storage
- Kubernetes Storage Concepts: Persistent Volumes (PV) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)
- Storage Classes and Dynamic Provisioning: Abstracting Storage for Applications
- StatefulSets: Managing Stateful Applications in Kubernetes
- Advanced Storage: CSI Drivers, Volume Snapshots, and Storage Providers
Kubernetes Security
- Kubernetes Security Best Practices: RBAC, Pod Security Standards, and Image Security
- Managing Kubernetes Secrets Securely: External Secrets, Vault Integration
- Kubernetes Authentication and Authorization: Service Accounts, Tokens, and Webhooks
Kubernetes Monitoring and Observability
- Monitoring Kubernetes Clusters: Prometheus and Grafana for Metrics
- Logging in Kubernetes: Centralized Logging with EFK Stack (Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana) or Loki
- Distributed Tracing in Kubernetes: OpenTelemetry and Jaeger for Microservices
Kubernetes Scalability and Reliability
- Health Checks: Liveness and Readiness Probes for Robust Applications
- Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) and Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA): Automatic Scaling
- Kubernetes Troubleshooting: Diagnosing Common Cluster and Application Issues
Kubernetes Advanced Topics
- GitOps with Kubernetes: Automating Deployments with Argo CD/Flux CD
- Helm: Package Management for Kubernetes Applications
- Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Operators: Extending Kubernetes Functionality
- Service Mesh with Istio/Linkerd: Traffic Management, Policy Enforcement, and Observability
- Serverless on Kubernetes: Knative and OpenFaaS
- Introduction to Cloud Providers’ Managed Kubernetes Services (EKS, AKS, GKE)
- Chaos Engineering for Kubernetes: Building Resilient Systems with Chaos Mesh
- Cost Optimization in Kubernetes: Resource Management, Spot Instances, and FinOps
- Beyond Kubernetes: Introduction to Other Cloud-Native Projects (CNCF Landscape)
- Final Project: Deploying a Complex Microservices Application on Kubernetes with CI/CD
Docker Fundamentals
- Containerization Explained: Why Docker Revolutionized Software Delivery
- Getting Started with Docker: Installation, Basic Commands, and Your First Container
Docker Best Practices
- Building Optimized Docker Images: Dockerfile Best Practices, Multi-Stage Builds
- Docker Networking: Understanding Bridge, Host, and Overlay Networks
- Docker Volumes and Persistent Data: Managing Stateful Applications
- Docker Compose: Orchestrating Multi-Container Applications Locally
- Docker Security Best Practices: Image Scanning, User Namespaces, and Secrets
- Advanced Docker Concepts: BuildKit, Caching, and Container Image Layers
Cloud Native
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