Complete Kubernetes Course - From BEGINNER to PRO | DevOps Directive

This comprehensive Kubernetes course offers a free, detailed learning journey from beginner to advanced levels. You'll explore the fundamentals of Kubernetes, learn how to build application platforms, and deploy across various cluster environments, including local Kind, Civo, and GKE. The course also emphasizes best practices, covering Helm usage, debugging techniques, multi-environment deployments, and CI/CD implementation with GitOps using Clue Control. To get the most out of this course, you should have a basic understanding of web applications (JavaScript, Go, or Python), familiarity with shell commands, knowledge of cloud infrastructure, and intermediate skills in containerization.

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Complete Kubernetes Course - From BEGINNER to PRO

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00:00Introduction to the Complete Kubernetes Course

Introduction to the Complete Kubernetes Course

01:49Course Prerequisites and Structure Overview

Course Prerequisites and Structure Overview

06:40History and Motivation Behind Kubernetes

History and Motivation Behind Kubernetes

12:09Kubernetes System Architecture and Components

Kubernetes System Architecture and Components

21:26The Cloud-Native Ecosystem and CNCF Landscape

The Cloud-Native Ecosystem and CNCF Landscape

22:15Setting Up Your Local Development Environment and Provisioning Kubernetes Clusters

Setting Up Your Local Development Environment and Provisioning Kubernetes Clusters

31:51Provisioning Cloud-Based Kubernetes Clusters: Civo and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Provisioning Cloud-Based Kubernetes Clusters: Civo and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

43:35Hands-on Cluster Provisioning with Civo and GKE

Hands-on Cluster Provisioning with Civo and GKE

51:35Introduction to Built-in Kubernetes Resource Types: Namespaces

Introduction to Built-in Kubernetes Resource Types: Namespaces

58:48Pods: The Foundational Building Block of Kubernetes Workloads

Pods: The Foundational Building Block of Kubernetes Workloads

1:09:38Hands-on Pod Creation and Management

Hands-on Pod Creation and Management

1:11:52ReplicaSets: Managing Multiple Pod Instances

ReplicaSets: Managing Multiple Pod Instances

1:15:54Deployments: Managing Rolling Updates and Rollbacks

Deployments: Managing Rolling Updates and Rollbacks

1:21:36Services: Exposing Applications Within and Outside the Cluster

Services: Exposing Applications Within and Outside the Cluster

1:29:44Hands-on Service Creation and Management: ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer

Hands-on Service Creation and Management: ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer

1:31:22Jobs: Running Finite Workloads in Kubernetes

Jobs: Running Finite Workloads in Kubernetes

1:36:13CronJobs: Scheduling Periodic Tasks

CronJobs: Scheduling Periodic Tasks

1:39:30DaemonSets: Running a Pod on Each Node

DaemonSets: Running a Pod on Each Node

1:42:03StatefulSets: Managing Stateful Workloads with Stable Identities

StatefulSets: Managing Stateful Workloads with Stable Identities

1:49:15ConfigMaps: Managing Application Configuration

ConfigMaps: Managing Application Configuration

1:53:07Secrets: Securely Managing Sensitive Information

Secrets: Securely Managing Sensitive Information

1:58:21Ingress and Gateway API: Routing External Traffic to Services

Ingress and Gateway API: Routing External Traffic to Services

2:06:01Hands-on Ingress and Gateway API Configuration and Deployment

Hands-on Ingress and Gateway API Configuration and Deployment

2:23:11Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims: Managing Persistent Storage

Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims: Managing Persistent Storage

2:37:57Hands-on Persistent Volume and Persistent Volume Claim Management Across Multiple Clusters

Hands-on Persistent Volume and Persistent Volume Claim Management Across Multiple Clusters

2:41:05Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Service Accounts: Managing Access to the Kubernetes API

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Service Accounts: Managing Access to the Kubernetes API

2:47:42Labels and Annotations: Organizing and Extending Kubernetes Resources

Labels and Annotations: Organizing and Extending Kubernetes Resources

2:52:31Introduction to Helm: Packaging and Deploying Kubernetes Applications

Introduction to Helm: Packaging and Deploying Kubernetes Applications

3:03:59Hands-on Helm Chart Consumption and Creation

Hands-on Helm Chart Consumption and Creation

3:14:34Deploying the Demo Application: Architecture Overview

Deploying the Demo Application: Architecture Overview

3:25:24Building and Pushing Container Images for the Demo Application

Building and Pushing Container Images for the Demo Application

3:33:55Deploying the Demo Application to Kubernetes: Resource Definitions

Deploying the Demo Application to Kubernetes: Resource Definitions

3:47:00Hands-on Deployment of the Demo Application

Hands-on Deployment of the Demo Application

4:08:28Leveraging GKE's Built-in Observability Tools

Leveraging GKE's Built-in Observability Tools

4:10:58Extending the Kubernetes API: Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Operators

Extending the Kubernetes API: Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Operators

4:17:16Deploying and Using Operators: CloudNative-PG and Trivy Operator

Deploying and Using Operators: CloudNative-PG and Trivy Operator

4:24:56Addressing Developer Experience Challenges: Iteration Speed and Secrets Management

Addressing Developer Experience Challenges: Iteration Speed and Secrets Management

4:35:11Hands-on Secrets Management with External Secrets Operator and Google Cloud Secret Manager

Hands-on Secrets Management with External Secrets Operator and Google Cloud Secret Manager

4:46:23Debugging Kubernetes Applications: A Systematic Approach

Debugging Kubernetes Applications: A Systematic Approach