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The DevOps Toolkit Catalogue

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Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Introduction to Infrastructure As Code Problems in the Past Adaptations to Past Problems Back to the Present Using Terraform to Manage Infrastructure as Code What Are We Going to Do?Summary: Infrastructure as Code

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Clusters with Terraform

Introduction to GKE Exploring Terraform Variables Google Authentication Terraform Providers Storing the State in a Remote Backend Creating the Control Plane Exploring Terraform Outputs Creating Worker Nodes Upgrading the Cluster Reorganizing Definitions Destroying the Resources Summary: GKE Quiz: GKE

AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Clusters with Terraform

Introduction to EKS Exploring Terraform Variables AWS Authentication Terraform Providers Storing the State in a Remote Backend Creating the Control Plane Exploring Terraform Outputs Creating Worker Nodes Upgrading the Cluster Reorganizing Definitions Destroying the Resources Troubleshooting with Terraform Summary: EKS Quiz: EKS

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Clusters with Terraform

Introduction to AKS Azure Authentication Exploring Terraform Variables Terraform Providers Storing the State in a Remote Backend Creating the Control Plane Exploring Terraform Outputs Creating Worker Nodes Upgrading the Cluster Dealing with a Bug That Prevents Upgrade of Node Pools Reorganizing Definitions Destroying the Resources Summary: AKS Quiz: AKS

Packaging, Deploying, and Managing Applications

Evolution of Application Management

From Containers to Kubernetes

Summary: Packaging, Deploying, and Managing Applications

Using Helm as a Package Manager for Kubernetes

Introduction to Helm Defining a Scenario Preparing for Helm Exercises Creating Helm Charts Contents of the Project HELM Charts Adding Application Dependencies Deploying Applications to Production Deploying Applications to Development and Preview Environments Deploying Applications to Permanent Nonproduction Environments Packaging and Deploying Releases Rolling Back Releases What Did We Do Wrong?Destroying the Resources Summary: Helm Quiz: Helm

Mini Project

Hands-On: Using Helm as a Package Manager for Kubernetes on AWS

Exploring Serverless Computing

What Is Serverless?Categories of Serverless Computing FaaS and CaaS Summary: Serverless

Using Managed Functions as a Service(FaaS)

Get Started with FaaS Preparing for Exercises Getting Started with Google Cloud Functions (GCF)Deploying Google Cloud Functions (GCF)Viewing the Output of Google Cloud Functions (GCF)Getting Started with Azure Functions (AF)Deploying Azure Functions (AF)Viewing the Output of Azure Functions (AF)Getting Started with AWS Lambda Deploying AWS Lambda To FaaS or Not to FaaS?Choosing the Best Managed FaaS Provider Summary: FaaS Quiz: FaaS

Mini Project

Hands On: Using Managed Functions as a Service(FaaS) on AWS

Serverless as the Future

Requirements for Serverless Computing Discussing the "Real" Expectations Summary: Serverless as the Future

Using Managed Containers as a Service(CaaS)

Introduction: CaaS Getting Started with Google Cloud Run Deploying Applications to Google Cloud Run Getting Started with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)Deploying Applications to Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)Getting Started with Azure Container Instances Deploying Applications to Azure Container Instances To CaaS or Not to CaaS?Summary: CaaS Quiz: CaaS

Mini Project

Hands On: Using Managed Containers as a Service(CaaS) on AWS

Using Self-Managed Containers as a Service (CaaS)

Introduction: Self-managed CaaS Installing and Configuring Knative Painting the Big Picture Defining Knative Applications as Code Destroying the Resources Self-managed vs. Managed CaaS Quiz: Self-managed CaaS

Mini Project

Hands-On: Using Self-Managed Containers As A Service on AWS

Using Centralized Logging

Introduction: Centralized Logging Installing Loki, Grafana, Prometheus, and the Demo App Playing with the Loki Stack Exploring Loki Query Syntax Quiz: Centralized Logging

Mini Project

Hands-On: Using Centralised Logging

Deploying Applications Using GitOps Principles

Introduction Discussing Deployments and Environments Applying GitOps Principles Using Argo CD Deploying an Application with Argo CD Defining Whole Environments Deploy the Applications Creating an Environment as an Application of Applications Updating Applications through GitOps Principles Quiz: Deploying Applications Using GitOps Principles

Mini Project

Hands-On: Deploying Applications Using GitOps Principles

Applying Progressive Delivery

Introduction Using Argo Rollouts to Deploy Applications Installing and Configuring Argo Rollouts Exploring Argo Rollouts Definitions Deploying the First Release Deploying New Releases Using the Canary Strategy Rolling the First Release Forward Rolling Back New Releases Exploring Prometheus Metrics and Writing Rollout Queries Exploring Automated Analysis Deploying Releases with Fully Automated Steps Initiate the Deployment of the Second Release Quiz: Applying Progressive Delivery

Mini Project

Hands-On: Applying Progressive Delivery

Conclusion

Appendix

GKE Prerequisites EKS Prerequisites AKS Prerequisites ISTIO_HOST Gists INGRESS_HOST Gists Applying GitOps Principles Using Argo CD Using Argo Rollouts to Deploy Applications

Summary: Packaging, Deploying, and Managing Applications

Get an overview of what we learned in this chapter.

In this chapter:

We looked at past deployment conventions.
We looked at improvement strategies for managing applications.
We studied the pros and cons of containers.
We concluded that altering Kubernetes YAML files is the solution for today’s problems.

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