Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Made Easy: Updated April 2023

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Andrei Barbu | Microsoft employee working with AKS on a daily basis

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction about instructor and course.mp4

06:49

2. Good to have Recommended background.mp4

02:45

3. Connect with me.html

2. Understanding containers

1. What is a container and how is it different from a VM.mp4

09:04

2. Microservices architecture.mp4

02:10

3.1 Install Docker Engine.html

3. What are Docker, Dockerfile and Docker Hub.mp4

07:12

4.1 commands, Dockerfile, index.zip

4. Creating our first container app (web app), pushing it to Docker Hub and running.mp4

07:12

5.1 commands, Dockerfile, script.zip

5. Create our 2nd container app (troubleshooting app), push it to DHub and run it.mp4

06:04

6. Understanding why we need a container orchestrator, like Kubernetes.mp4

01:51

3. What is Kubernetes

1. Introduction to Kubernetes.mp4

03:11

2. Kubernetes architecture.mp4

11:58

3. Self-managed vs Cloud-managed Kubernetes cluster.mp4

05:54

4. Starting with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

1. What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).mp4

04:40

2.1 AKS pricing.html

2.2 AKS pricing calculator.html

2.3 Azure Free Account.html

2. Azure pricing, free account and AKS cost.mp4

06:24

3. Lets create our first AKS cluster.mp4

11:19

4. Install CLI, explore Azure Cloud Shell, connect to the cluster.mp4

08:05

5. aks-preview extension and feature registration.mp4

03:18

6. Making our life easier with autocompletion, alias, Kubernetes and AKS extension.mp4

08:35

7. Imperative and declarative approaches.mp4

04:38

8.1 resources.zip

8. Practice with Nodes, Pod, Deployment, Replicaset, DaemonSet, Service, Secret, CM.mp4

16:36

9. Understanding our CIDRs.mp4

06:33

10. What is a node pool.mp4

02:59

11.1 Connect to AKS nodes.html

11.2 kubectl node-shell.html

11. Connect to AKS nodes - quick demo.mp4

03:37

12. Exploring the AKS cluster - Kubernetes side.mp4

03:07

13. kubelet.mp4

03:00

14. containerd.mp4

04:07

15. azure-ip-masq-agent.mp4

01:34

16. cloud-node-manager.mp4

01:00

17.1 Enable DNS query logging.html

17. coredns.mp4

08:06

18. coredns-autoscaler.mp4

02:52

19. CSI.mp4

01:22

20. konnectivity.mp4

04:43

21. kube-proxy.mp4

05:14

22. metrics-server.mp4

03:38

23. Exploring the AKS cluster - Azure infrastructure side.mp4

02:46

24. Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS).mp4

04:19

25. Virtual Network (VNET) and Subnet (SNET).mp4

03:57

26. Network Security Group (NSG).mp4

03:31

27. Route Table (RT).mp4

02:57

28. Load Balancer (LB) and Public IP (PIP).mp4

09:33

29. Managed Identity (MI).mp4

03:33

30.1 AKS support policies.html

30.2 Note about blocking internal subnet traffic.html

30.3 Note about managing Azure Load Balancer.html

30. Important notes about AKS support policy.mp4

14:23

31.1 Stop and Start feature.html

31. Stop and Start feature.mp4

08:06

32. About kubeconfig and how to work with multiple AKS clusters.mp4

07:58

33. Starting with AKS - Quiz.html

5. Working with node pools and nodes

1. VM types VMSS (Scale Set) vs VMAS (Availability Set).mp4

04:45

2.1 System and User types.html

2. Understanding System and User node pool types.mp4

06:41

3.1 Connect to AKS nodes.html

3.2 kubectl node-shell.html

3. Connect to AKS nodes - using helper pod.mp4

06:36

4. Connect to AKS nodes - via SSH using Azure Bastion.mp4

07:58

5. Connect to AKS nodes - via SSH using a pod.mp4

05:12

6.1 az vmss run-command invoke.html

6.2 az vmss run-command invoke docs and restrictions.html

6. Connect to AKS nodes - run-command invoke.mp4

03:34

7. Nodes Operating Systems is AKS.mp4

03:00

8.1 Mariner OS in AKS.html

8. Node pool with Mariner OS.mp4

05:19

9.1 Other ways to connect to AKS Windows nodes.html

9. Create Windows node pool and connect to nodes.mp4

04:52

10. Schedule pods on specific node pools or specific OS type nodes.mp4

03:59

11.1 Customize node configuration using az aks parameters.html

11. Customize node configuration using az aks parameters.mp4

04:17

12.1 modify-vm-max-map-count.zip

12. Customize node configuration using DaemonSet.mp4

02:50

13.1 Ephemeral OS in AKS.html

13.2 More about Ephemeral OS at Azure level.html

13. OS disk types.mp4

04:34

14.1 Default OS disk sizes.html

14. Default OS disk sizes.mp4

02:12

15.1 Spot node pools.html

15. Spot node pools.mp4

05:45

16.1 GPU node pools.html

16. GPU node pools.mp4

07:00

17.1 Node pool snapshot.html

17. Node pool snapshot.mp4

05:22

18.1 Resize a node pool.html

18. Resize a node pool.mp4

04:46

19. Working with node pools and nodes - Quiz.html

6. Networking in AKS

1.1 kubenet basics.html

1.2 kubenet with own IP address ranges.html

1. Kubenet network plugin.mp4

10:05

2.1 Azure CNI basics.html

2.2 Configure Azure CNI.html

2. Azure CNI network plugin.mp4

11:41

3.1 Azure CNI overlay.html

3. Azure CNI overlay network plugin.mp4

07:21

4. Network plugins comparison.mp4

02:04

5. Bring your own VNETsubnet, NSG and Route Table in AKS.mp4

10:06

6.1 Public LoadBalancer in AKS.html

6. A deeper look into LoadBalancer Service in AKS.mp4

11:26

7.1 A custom network security group blocks traffic.html

7. Consideration when multiple NSGs are used.mp4

04:54

8.1 Internal Load Balancer.html

8. Kubernetes Internal Load Balancer.mp4

10:17

9.1 VNET peering.html

9. Understand VNET Peering.mp4

04:13

10.1 About SNAT in Azure.html

10. SNAT in Azure.mp4

02:41

11.1 Outbound types.html

11. Outbound types Load Balancer, NAT Gateway and UserDefinedRouting (UDR).mp4

10:25

12.1 AKS with NAT Gateway.html

12. Create AKS with NAT Gateway.mp4

01:46

13.1 Considerations when restricting egress and how to use configure UDR with Azure Firewall.html

13.2 Use Azure Firewall.html

13. Create AKS with UDR and Azure Firewall.mp4

11:18

14. Network in AKS - quiz.html

7. Types of clusters in relation to control plane access

1. Types of clusters in relation to control plane access.mp4

07:14

2. Explore public AKS cluster.mp4

01:48

3.1 AKS with API Server VNET Integration.html

3. Create public AKS cluster with VNET integration.mp4

03:12

4.1 API server authorized IP ranges feature.html

4. API server authorized IP ranges.mp4

04:28

5.1 AKS with API server VNET Integration.html

5.2 Private AKS.html

5. Create and connect to general and VNET integration private AKS cluster.mp4

13:01

6.1 az aks invoke command.html

6. az aks invoke command.mp4

02:40

7. Run kubectl commands from worker nodes.mp4

03:53

8. Types of clusters in relation to control plane access - Quiz.html

8. AKS-managed Active Directory integration

1.1 AKS-managed AAD integration.html

1. Understanding AKS-managed AAD integration with Azure RBAC and Kubernetes RBAC.mp4

05:56

2. Prepare the environment for Azure RBAC.mp4

03:19

3.1 Practice Azure RBAC.html

3. Practice Azure RBAC.mp4

10:49

4.1 Custom role.html

4. Use custom role with Azure RBAC.mp4

06:28

5. Prepare the environment for Kubernetes RBAC.mp4

02:56

6.1 Practice Kubernetes RBAC.html

6. Practice Kubernetes RBAC.mp4

10:25

7.1 Local accounts.html

7. Local accounts.mp4

03:38

8. AKS-managed Active Directory integration quiz.html

9. Security and identities in AKS

1.1 Managed Identity.html

1.2 Service Principal.html

1. Identities in AKS.mp4

03:27

2.1 Rotate and update service principal in AKS.html

2.2 Service Principal.html

2. Create an AKS cluster with service principal.mp4

05:25

3.1 Certificates in AKS.html

3. Certificate rotation.mp4

02:37

4.1 Network policies in AKS.html

4. Network policies in AKS.mp4

08:55

5.1 Azure Key Vault Provider for Secrets Store CSI Driver.html

5. Azure Key Vault Provider for Secrets Store CSI Drive.mp4

08:49

6.1 Autorotation.html

6. Use autorotation for Azure Key Vault Secret Provider add-on.mp4

03:47

7.1 Azure Policy for Kubernetes.html

7. Azure Policy for Kubernetes.mp4

12:15

8.1 Container Alerts.html

8.2 Container recommendations.html

8.3 Defender for Containers Architecture.html

8.4 Enable Defender Profile.html

8.5 Feature availability.html

8.6 Hardening.html

8.7 Runtime protection.html

8. Microsoft Defender for Containers in AKS.mp4

14:35

9.1 AppArmor in AKS.html

9. AppArmor in AKS.mp4

08:06

10.1 Seccomp in AKS.html

10. Seccomp in AKS.mp4

08:45

11. Security and identities in AKS - Quiz.html

10. Scaling in AKS

1.1 Resource reservations in AKS.html

1. Understand resource reservations.mp4

04:35

2.1 kubectl scale command.html

2.2 Manually scale nodes.html

2. Manually scale pod replicas and node count.mp4

04:09

3.1 Scale-down Modes.html

3. Stopdeallocate nodes with Scale-down mode.mp4

06:04

4.1 HPA Walkthrough.html

4. Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA).mp4

06:58

5.1 VPA in AKS.html

5. Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA).mp4

07:48

6.1 Autoscaler in AKS.html

6. Cluster Autoscaler (CAS).mp4

11:49

7.1 Virtual nodes add-on.html

7. Virtual nodes add-on for AKS.mp4

11:59

8.1 KEDA in AKS.html

8. KEDA in AKS.mp4

08:53

9. Scaling in AKS - Quiz.html

11. Storage in AKS

1.1 Storage options in AKS.html

1. Exploring the storage options in AKS.mp4

06:03

2.1 Dynamically create Azure Disk.html

2. Dynamically create Azure Disk.mp4

03:34

3.1 Volume snapshots.html

3. Create snapshot and restore Azure Disk.mp4

02:43

4.1 Resize Azure Disk.html

4. Resize Azure Disk.mp4

04:23

5.1 Statically create Azure File.html

5. Statically create Azure File.mp4

05:38

6.1 Create a custom storage class.html

6. Use a custom StorageClass to create Azure File with private endpoint and GRS.mp4

08:24

7.1 Use a StatefulSet to dynamically create Azure Blob.html

7. Use a StatefulSet to dynamically create Azure Blob.mp4

07:04

8. Storage in AKS - Quiz.html

12. Monitor and troubleshoot AKS

1. Activity logs.mp4

03:06

2.1 AKS diagnostics.html

2. Diagnose and solve problems and Ask Genie.mp4

04:32

3.1 Azure Status.html

3. Resource Health and Azure Status.mp4

02:54

4. Azure Advisor.mp4

02:29

5. Metrics explorer for AKS.mp4

03:50

6. Metrics explorer for AKS related resources.mp4

02:12

7.1 Enable Container Insights in AKS.html

7. Azure Monitor with Container Insights in AKS.mp4

06:05

8.1 Container Insights overview.html

8. Explore Insights.mp4

04:29

9. Explore Workbooks.mp4

03:12

10. Explore Logs.mp4

04:03

11. Understanding Alerts.mp4

01:54

12.1 Metric alert rules.html

12. Create out-of-the-box Alert.mp4

04:19

13. Create custom Alert.mp4

04:52

14. Diagnostics settings in AKS.mp4

11:05

15.1 Collect Prometheus metrics from AKS cluster.html

15.2 Collect Prometheus metrics with Container insights.html

15. Monitor AKS with managed Prometheus and Grafana.mp4

09:41

16. Monitor and troubleshoot AKS - Quiz.html

13. Upgrade an AKS cluster

1.1 AKS release notes.html

1.2 Supported Kubernetes versions in AKS.html

1.3 Upgrade AKS.html

1. Understanding K8s version, node image, the upgrade and why we need to upgrade.mp4

12:09

2.1 Auto-upgrade Feature.html

2. Auto-upgrade Feature.mp4

03:57

3.1 Planned Maintenance Feature.html

3. Planned Maintenance Feature.mp4

03:18

4. What to check to prevent an upgrade failure.mp4

09:30

5. Performing a Kubernetes version upgrade - All at once.mp4

03:38

6. Performing a Kubernetes version upgrade - Blue green.mp4

05:06

7. Performing a node image upgrade.mp4

01:11

8. Upgrade an AKS cluster - Quiz.html

14. Integrate AKS with Azure Container Registry (ACR)

1. What is Azure Container Registry (ACR) and how the integration works.mp4

02:54

2. Create ACR and pushimport our apps to it.mp4

04:37

3.1 AzureRBAC method.html

3. Integrate AKS and ACR - AzureRBAC method.mp4

04:17

4.1 Create a Kubernetes pull secret.html

4. Integrate AKS and ACR - Kubernetespull secret method.mp4

03:08

5.1 Private ACR.html

5. Securely connect to ACR via a private connection.mp4

09:34

6. Integrate AKS with Azure Container Registry (ACR) - Quiz.html

15. Ingress controllers in AKS

1. What is an ingress controller.mp4

03:47

2.1 AGIC in AKS.html

2. Using Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC).mp4

05:42

3. Expose apps using a domain name on HTTPS.mp4

08:46

4.1 nginx-ingress-controller in AKS.html

4. Using nginx-ingress-controller in AKS.mp4

05:31

5.1 TLS with an ingress controller in AKS.html

5. Expose App on HTTPS with Cert-Manager and Lets Encrypt.mp4

08:55

6. Ingress controllers in AKS - Quiz.html

16. High Availability in AKS

1.1 Free and Standard tiers.html

1. Free and Standard tiers for AKS cluster management.mp4

02:30

2.1 Availability Zones in AKS.html

2. Availability Zones in AKS.mp4

08:54

3.1 What is Azure Front Door.html

3. Use Azure Front Door to route traffic between multiple AKS clusters.mp4

09:34

4.1 Configure a custom domain on Azure Front Door.html

4. Use custom domain and Azure Front Door certificate to expose apps in AKS.mp4

03:35

5. High availability in AKS - Quiz.html

Description

A Comprehensive and Practical Course: Containers, K8s, Networking, Security, Scaling, Storage, Monitoring, HA and others

What You'll Learn?

How AKS works and its components
Basic and advanced AKS features
Integrations of AKS with other Azure services or third-party and open-source products
How to manage, administer or deploy containerized applications in AKS
How to monitor and troubleshoot applications and the AKS cluster itself

Who is this for?

Any beginner that just started with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

Cluster Administrators who are going to manage AKS clusters

Developers who are planning to host applications in AKS

Architects looking to implement AKS with other services

Anyone who is looking to learn a new skill

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Description
In today's fast-paced and dynamic business environment, containerization and orchestration are becoming increasingly important. Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration and management, providing organizations with the flexibility and scalability needed to manage modern applications.
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a fully managed Kubernetes service that eliminates the complexity of managing and scaling your Kubernetes infrastructure, enabling you to focus on building and deploying your applications. AKS offers benefits such as seamless integration with other Azure services, rapid deployment and scaling, automatic upgrades, built-in security and compliance, and much more.
This course is meant to make AKS easy to learn, understand, and to provide students with a comprehensive and practical experience with AKS.
The course start with an introduction about containers and Kubernetes, then we will cover topics such as creating and managing Kubernetes clusters, understand the components at Kubernetes and Azure level, configuring networking with respect to network plugins, Kubernetes services, SNAT, outbound types and types of AKS clusters in relation to control plane access, like public or private AKS clusters and the ones with VNET integration.
Security will be the next topics and we will start with a section about AKS-managed Active Directory integration, then we will look gain knowledge of identities, certificates, network policies, how to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault, about Azure policy, Microsoft Defender, AppArmor, and SecComp.
Scaling is important, so we will discover resource reservations, Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Vertical Pod Autoscaler, Cluster Autoscaler (CAS), Virtual Nodes add-on, and KEDA.
The next section will be Storage, and you will learn how to use Azure Disk, including snapshot, resize, Azure File, and Azure Blob in AKS.
Then, we will discover the monitoring and troubleshooting chapter, where we will learn default available features as well as enabling Container Insights or managed Prometheus and Grafana.
Subsequent to this, we will learn about upgrades and related features like auto-upgrade or planned maintenance, then how to integrate our AKS cluster with the Azure Container Registry.
After this, we will focus on ingress controllers, like application gateway ingress controllers (AGIC) and nginx ingress controllers, and how to expose an application via HTTPS or how to use Let's Encrypt and Cert Manager.
Finally, we will focus on high availability, and you will learn about available tiers, availability zones, and how to obtain reliability while routing traffic between multiple AKS clusters.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to effectively deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in AKS, and to leverage the benefits of AKS in the industry, including faster application development, improved scalability, and increased flexibility.
Who this course is for:
Any beginner that just started with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
Cluster Administrators who are going to manage AKS clusters
Developers who are planning to host applications in AKS
Architects looking to implement AKS with other services
Anyone who is looking to learn a new skill

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I am a Microsoft employee, working daily with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) with a strong passion for new technologies and growing. As part of my daily work, I am heavily involved in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) and have extensive experience working with the platform. I also contribute to AKS-related Microsoft documentation by creating troubleshooting guides and adding value to other articles. I own certificates and titles related to: Azure: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104), which Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ 305)Kubernetes: Certified Kubernetes Trilogy certificates, Application Developer (CKAD), Administrator (CKA), Security Specialist (CKS)Linux: Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA)With my deep knowledge and passion for AKS, I am excited to share my expertise and help others learn and grow with this powerful technology.In my personal life, I am passionate about sport, especially football or soccer, and I will leave you with a quote from one of the greatest players of all time that perfectly fits the mentality that I strongly encourage with respect to your goals and dreams."Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." - Pelé

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