Part 2: Advanced Topics

Duration: 4 hours

Prerequisites

Before starting Part 2, you should have completed Part 1 and be comfortable with:

• Creating and managing Pods, Deployments, and Services
• Working with ConfigMaps and Secrets
• Understanding Kubernetes storage (PVs, PVCs, StatefulSets)
• Using kubectl and k9s effectively
• Writing and organizing Kubernetes manifests

Learning Objectives

After completing Part 2, you will be able to:

• Expose applications externally with Ingress controllers
• Package and deploy applications using Helm
• Implement GitOps workflows with Flux
• Monitor applications with Prometheus and Grafana
• Implement advanced deployment strategies (canary, blue/green)
• Configure autoscaling based on metrics
• Secure clusters with RBAC and network policies
• Manage applications across multiple clusters

Resources

Quick References

See the resources/ directory for:

• Helm cheatsheet
• Flux CLI reference
• Prometheus query guide
• RBAC examples
• Production readiness checklist

Ready?

Start with Section 1: Ingress Controllers

Good luck and have fun learning Kubernetes!