Kubernetes and Gitlab Training Course
GitLab is a comprehensive DevOps lifecycle platform that offers CI/CD capabilities for effective project planning and management. Kubernetes serves as an orchestration system designed to automate the deployment of applications. By leveraging both GitLab and Kubernetes, users can streamline the automation of builds and deployments within containerized cloud environments.
This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for DevOps engineers who aim to utilize Kubernetes and GitLab to automate the DevOps lifecycle.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Automate application builds, tests, and deployments.
- Establish an automated build infrastructure.
- Deploy applications to containerized cloud environments.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- What is CI?
- What is CD?
GitLab at a Glance
- What is GitLab?
- GitLab features
- GitLab CI
Preparing the DevOps Environment
- Installing and configuring Auto DevOps in GitLab
Kubernetes
- Integrating Kubernetes
- Creating Kubernetes clusters
- Creating a Kubernetes instance
- Using GitLab SSH keys
Stages, Artifacts, and Dependencies
- Placing jobs into stages
- Using cache
- Defining and using Artifacts
GitLab Auto DevOps
- Working with Helm
- Using Auto DevOps
- Configuring GitLab runner
- Adding repository
Automated Deployment
- Deploying to Kubernetes
Debugging
- Handling errors
Testing
- Integration and functional testing
Monitoring
- Using Prometheus
- Gathering metrics
Securing
- Hardening pipelines and pipeline systems
Troubleshooting
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Understanding of DevOps concepts
Audience
- DevOps Engineers
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Daniel Wegner - Fraunhofer IOSB
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I liked the reactivity of Ahmed to each issue / question we raised and his ability to give clear answers to all of them, while providing further insight to other related issues we even may haven't thought of.
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