Red Hat OpenShift Development I: Introduction to Containers with Podman Training

This training introduces developers to building, running, and managing containers with Podman for deploying applications on Red Hat OpenShift. Students gain core skills in containerized application development through hands-on practice.

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Podman 4.2, and Red Hat OpenShift 4.12.

• Some knowledge of web application architectures

• Experience with Linux terminal and OS commands

• Familiarity with shell scripting recommended

Note: To provide courseware and lab access, basic details (e.g., name, email) are shared with training partners.

By the end of this training, you will have gained knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Introduction to containers

• Running containers with Podman CLI & Podman Desktop

• Building custom container images

• Managing container images

• Remote debugging with containers

• Basic container networking

• Persisting data in containers

• Running multi-container applications

• Troubleshooting container deployments

• Orchestrating containers with Kubernetes & OpenShift

Organizational Impact

• Improves application reliability and scalability through containers

• Facilitates CI/CD pipelines and digital transformation

Individual Impact

• Understands container fundamentals

• Gains ability to run, manage, and troubleshoot containerized apps

• Provides a foundation for advanced OpenShift developer curriculum

Introduction: Role of containers in application development

Podman Basics: Running & managing containers with Podman

Container Images: Navigating registries and managing images

Custom Images: Building images to containerize applications

Persisting Data: Running databases with persistence

Troubleshooting: Analyzing logs and remote debugging

Multi-Container Apps: Using Compose for multiple containers

Orchestration: Managing containers with Kubernetes & OpenShift