Kubernetes has become the most preferred container orchestrator and is one of the most popular projects on Github. The open source project has grown and matured a lot over last years and enables a consistent way of deploying and scaling applications across clouds.

Pre-Requisite

• Basic understanding of Docker
• Basic level programming knowledge

Software Pre-Requisite:

• A laptop with Docker installed
• Kubernetes cluster (Install Minikube or Setup GKE - you get 300$ worth of credits, but need to sign up with a credit card, don’t worry you won’t be charged)
• A text editor & Github ID

Outline:

The workshop will cover basics of Kubernetes with a hands on lab covering deployment of a simple application on Kubernetes. You will leave with a good understanding of ecosystem and some advanced topics such as monitoring, logging, CI/CD.

• Setting up Kubernetes (Minikube or GKE) (10 minutes)

• What is Kubernetes (20 minutes)

  • Container orchestrators evolution (Swarm, Mesos etc.)

  • Architecture of Kubernetes

• Getting started with Kubernetes (30 minutes)

  • API, Kubectl etc.

  • Building a container image of sample app

  • Basic Constructs of Kubernetes

• Creating a Pod for application (40 minutes)

  • Understanding ReplicaSet, Deployment, Health checks

• Creating a config for app (30 minutes)

  • Understanding configmaps, secrets

• Service and service types (30 minutes)

  • Creating a service for application and accessing it.

• Doing a rolling upgrade of the application (30 minutes)

• Basic operations (40 minutes)

  • Monitoring and logging architecture in Kubernetes

• Where to go from here (10 minutes)

  • References, links, DIY workshops etc.