Selenium Testing in Kubernetes

Understand the cluster infrastructure in Kubernetes by learning that a cluster consists of worker nodes that run applications, with at least one node in every cluster.

Create and manage pods as the smallest deployable units in Kubernetes, representing a single running process that may include one or more containers, sharing resources.

Explore the Kubernetes control plane through the control panel, examining the team scheduler, controller manager, API server, cloud controller, key-value store, and Q proxy with YAML.

Install and configure Kubernetes dependencies on your computer using Homebrew to install Minikube and kubectl, optionally a driver, and learn how to run kubectl commands and view logs.

Launch the Kubernetes dashboard and view deployments, pods, replica sets, and replica controllers in the browser, then explore deploying and managing multiple pods.

Set up Selenium hub in a Kubernetes cluster by creating a deployment for Selenium hub, exposing it with a service, and adding a reputation controller to keep test pods running.

Create and manage selenium tests in Kubernetes by deploying a deployment from a yaml file, configuring API version, metadata, spec, container image, resources, and initial delay and timeout.

Use a service to expose the selenium deployment in a Kubernetes cluster by selecting pods with a selector. Map port 444 for external access.

Learn to use a replication controller in Kubernetes to keep a homogeneous set of pods up and available, create 10 selenium chrome replicas with a connecting service.

Learn to run Selenium tests inside a Kubernetes cluster by deploying, exposing services, debugging with remote and local Chrome driver, and using port forwarding with VNC viewer for test viewing.