Continuous Delivery with Kubernetes and Octopus Deploy

This course provides a practical demonstration showing you how to automate Kubernetes deployments with Octopus Deploy. This course is created by one of the lead developers responsible for the Kubernetes integration in Octopus, and highlights many of the unique features that Octopus provides to DevOps teams deploying custom applications to Kubernetes.

This course covers the following topics:

• The basic concepts of Docker, including images and containers

• How to install Docker

• Building and running your first Docker image

• Installing a local development Kubernetes cluster with kind

• The basic concepts in Kubernetes, including Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingresses, ConfigMaps, and Secrets

• Installing Kubernetes tools like kubectl and helm

• Deployment strategies like rolling, recreate, and blue/green

• Installing applications with Helm

• Deploying sample microservice applications

• Securing deployments with RBAC controls

• Automating Octopus with dynamic infrastructure scripts

• Advanced networking with Ingress Controllers

Each concept is introduced with a definition and a high level discussion, and is then accompanied by a video providing a practical example of Octopus Deploy deploying to a real Kubernetes cluster to ensure you can apply the lessons in your own team.

At the end of the course you will know how to automate and support the deployment of real world applications to Kubernetes, which is a critical component of the DevOps lifecycle, and necessary for any modern, high performing DevOps teams building world class software.