Kubernetes Fundamentals Training in Spain

This two-day training provides a comprehensive introduction to Kubernetes, covering its architecture, core components, and real-world applications. Participants will gain practical experience in deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes.

Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, attendees will learn how to set up a Kubernetes cluster, deploy apps, manage resources, and troubleshoot common issues. By the end of the course, participants will have the knowledge and skills to effectively leverage Kubernetes in different environments.

• Minimum 2 years of IT support or software development experience
• Foundational knowledge of containers and development concepts

Module 0: Introduction

• Course overview

Module 0.5: Containers

• Build a simple containerized app

Module 1: Kubernetes Essentials

• Using kubectl

• Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, Services

• Lab: Managing pods and deployments

Module 2: Kubernetes Basics

• Kubernetes architecture

• Managed services: GKE, AKS, EKS

• Labels, Namespaces, Operators

• Lab: Working with labels, creating dev/prod namespaces

Module 3: Volumes and Data

• Types of volumes and mounting

• ConfigMaps & Secrets

• Lab: Volume mounts, secrets, config in namespaces

Module 4: Kubernetes Networking

• Services and Ingress

• Traffic routing and exposure

Module 5: Other Workload Types

• DaemonSets

• Jobs & CronJobs

• Lab: DS & Jobs

Module 6: Kubernetes Design Patterns

• Microservices architecture

• Multi-container pods

• Labs: Adding functionality with sidecars, using ConfigMaps/Secrets

Module 7: Security

• RBAC

• NetworkPolicy & SecurityPolicy

• Lab: Secure access controls

Module 8: Logging and Troubleshooting

• Metrics server

• Log aggregation with FluentD

• Troubleshooting steps

• Lab: HPA (Horizontal Pod Autoscaler)

Appendices

• Service Mesh (Istio)

• StatefulSets

• Networking fundamentals (CIDR, RFC1918)

• Scheduler deep dive