Kubernetes: Provisioning for Infrastructure as Code

Course details

Provisioning Kubernetes is an art in and of itself. And if you’re an application developer, systems administrator, or platform engineer, you need to know how to do it right. This course provides a comprehensive overview of how to provision Kubernetes clusters using some of the most popular tools in the Kubernetes landscape today, including kubeadm, kind, minikube, Kubespray, kOps, and more. Along the way, instructor Carlos Nunez shows you how to deploy clusters declaratively with cluster APIs and tools like Vagrant and Terraform. This course also helps build your technical know-how if you’re interested in becoming a certified Kubernetes administrator.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction
02 - What you should know
03 - Configure AWS access

1. Why Is Installing Kubernetes So Hard

04 - Kubernetes at a glance
05 - Challenges of provisioning Kubernetes clusters
06 - Simplify Kubernetes provisioning with tools

2. Installing Prerequisites

07 - Install Vagrant
08 - Install Docker on a Mac with Docker Desktop
09 - Install Docker on Windows with Docker Desktop
10 - Install Docker on Linux
11 - Install kubectl
12 - Install Terraform

3. Deploying Kubernetes Locally with kubeadm

13 - What is kubeadm
14 - Create the Kubernetes cluster VMs
15 - Download and install the Kubernetes binaries
16 - Download the container runtime components
17 - Install the container runtime components
18 - Configure the container runtime
19 - Start the container runtime
20 - Enable networking features
21 - Start the control plane on the primary node
22 - Join the worker node to the primary node
23 - Test the cluster with an example app
24 - kubeadm - Clean up

4. Deploying Kubernetes Locally with K3s

25 - What is K3s
26 - Deploy a single-node cluster with K3s
27 - Deploy a multi-node cluster with K3s
28 - Deploy a cluster in Docker with k3d

5. Deploying Kubernetes in Docker with kind

29 - What is kind
30 - Install kind
31 - Create a single-node Kubernetes cluster with kind
32 - Create a multi-node Kubernetes cluster with kind
33 - kind - Clean up

6. Deploying Kubernetes in Docker with minikube

34 - What is minikube
35 - Install minikube
36 - Create a single-node Kubernetes cluster with minikube
37 - Smoke test the cluster
38 - Create a multi-node Kubernetes cluster with minikube
39 - minikube - Clean up

7. Deploying Kubernetes into the Cloud with Terraform and Kubespray

40 - What is Kubespray
41 - Inspect the compute configuration
42 - Create and configure the Kubernetes nodes
43 - Confirm access to the Kubernetes nodes
44 - Install Kubespray
45 - Deploy a Kubernetes cluster with Kubespray
46 - Smoke test the cluster
47 - Perform advanced configuration
48 - Kubespray - Clean up

8. Deploying Kubernetes into the Cloud with Terraform and kOps

49 - What is kOps
50 - Define prerequisite AWS resources with Terraform
51 - Prepare AWS for kOps
52 - Install kOps
53 - Create the cluster with kOps
54 - Apply the cluster configuration file with kOps
55 - Smoke test the cluster
56 - Clean up

9. Deploying Kubernetes Declaratively with Cluster API

57 - What is Cluster API
58 - Download Cluster API tooling
59 - Create the Cluster API management cluster
60 - Initialize the Docker provider
61 - Join a workload cluster into the management cluster
62 - Configure networking
63 - Smoke test the cluster
64 - Clean up

Conclusion

65 - Choose a strategy
66 - Consider a managed Kubernetes offering
67 - Consider an enterprise Kubernetes offering
68 - Become a certified Kubernetes administrator