Kubernetes and Gitlab Training Course
GitLab is a DevOps lifecycle platform that offers CI/CD capabilities for project planning and management. Kubernetes serves as an orchestration system designed to automate application deployment. By leveraging GitLab and Kubernetes, users can automate builds and deployments within containerized cloud environments.
This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for DevOps engineers who want to utilize Kubernetes and GitLab to automate the DevOps lifecycle.
Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Automate application builds, tests, and deployments.
- Establish an automated build infrastructure.
- Deploy applications to a containerized cloud environment.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation in a live lab environment.
Customization Options
- To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange it.
Course Outline
Introduction
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Overview
- What is CI?
- What is CD?
GitLab Overview
- What is GitLab?
- GitLab features
- GitLab CI
Setting Up 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
- Assigning jobs to stages
- Using cache
- Defining and using Artifacts
GitLab Auto DevOps
- Working with Helm
- Utilizing 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
Security
- Hardening pipelines and pipeline systems
Troubleshooting
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with DevOps concepts
Audience
- DevOps Engineers
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