Kubernetes and Gitlab Training Course
GitLab serves as a comprehensive DevOps lifecycle platform, offering CI/CD capabilities for project planning and management. Kubernetes acts as an orchestration system designed to automate application deployment. By leveraging both GitLab and Kubernetes, users can automate the building and deployment processes within containerized cloud environments.
This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, is designed for DevOps engineers looking to utilise Kubernetes and GitLab to automate the DevOps lifecycle.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Automate application builds, tests, and deployments.
- Establish an automated build infrastructure.
- Deploy applications to a containerised cloud environment.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation within a live lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To arrange customized training for this course, please contact us to make the necessary arrangements.
Course Outline
Introduction
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Overview
- 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
- A fundamental understanding of DevOps principles.
Audience
- DevOps Engineers
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