
Trace the evolution from bare metal to Kubernetes and how resources are managed across VMs, containers, and ports. Contrast isolation and scaling from hardware to VMs, then containers, then Kubernetes.
Download the minikube binary from the official GitHub release and place it in system path. Start cluster with minikube start using docker; note api server, scheduler, control organizer.
Compare imperative and declarative approaches to managing a kubernetes cluster. Declarative yaml defines the desired state and uses reconciliation to reach it.
Create a Kubernetes-based php apache app that uses init containers for mysql migrations and validation, with secrets and a stable service to fetch and display data in the browser.
Run one port per node automatically with a Kubernetes daemon set. Use node selector and node affinity to target specific nodes, enabling node-wide logging, networking, and monitoring.
Explore the recreate deployment strategy in Kubernetes: it terminates old version before starting the new one, yielding 100 percent downtime and no version overlap, ideal for stateful or legacy migrations.
Implement blue-green deployment with two identical environments, test green via port forwarding, switch traffic instantly using the service selector, and rollback safely with readiness probes.
Explore how to implement header-based routing for Kubernetes A/B testing, including canary rollouts, traffic splits by header, and separate v1 nginx and v2 apache deployments via ingress and services.
Explore how Kubernetes config maps store configuration as data or binary data, using plain text or base64-encoded payloads with mounting and decoding behavior.
Demonstrates creating and using Kubernetes config maps and secrets of various types (opaque, tls, docker registry, basic auth, ssh keys, service account token) with env references and read-only mounts.
Explore Kubernetes storage access modes—RWO, ROX, RWX, and RWOP—and learn their node and port exclusivity, use cases, and backend requirements for databases and shared file systems.
Explore how Kubernetes jobs run finite tasks with batch processing, contrast deployments for always-on services, and configure backoff limits, restart policies, parallelism, and ttl cleanup using kubectl.
Explore how CronJobs in Kubernetes automatically create jobs and pods, schedule tasks, monitor execution, and prevent overlapping jobs. Learn to suspend and resume workloads and enforce cleanup with history limits.
If you've ever felt confused by Kubernetes… overwhelmed by its concepts… or unsure how things actually work in real-world scenarios — you're in the right place.
This course is designed to take you from zero to confident in Kubernetes using a practical, hands-on approach.
We won’t just talk about Kubernetes — we’ll build, deploy, and troubleshoot real applications step by step.
In this course, you will learn:
- What Kubernetes is and why it’s the backbone of modern cloud infrastructure
- How to set up your own Kubernetes cluster using Minikube
- Core concepts like Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, and Services
- How networking works inside Kubernetes — including ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
- Managing configurations using ConfigMaps and Secrets
- Working with Volumes and Persistent Storage
- Real-world architectures like 3-tier applications
- Debugging and troubleshooting techniques used in industry
What makes this course different?
Instead of boring theory, we focus on visual understanding and real demos.
You’ll see exactly:
- How components interact
- How traffic flows inside the cluster
- And how real-world systems are designed
We also include multiple proof-of-concept demos, downloadable resources— so you can learn by doing.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Confidently deploy applications on Kubernetes
- Understand production-level architecture
- Apply Kubernetes skills in real jobs and projects
So whether you're a student, developer, system admin, or DevOps engineer — this course will give you the practical skills that actually matter.
Let’s get started and dive into the world of Kubernetes.