Flux CD Mastery: Automating Kubernetes with GitOps

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Ahmed Elfakharany

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1. Introduction to Flux CD and GitOps

1. Welcome and course overview.mp4

02:03

2. Understanding GitOps principles.mp4

02:31

3. Introduction to Flux CD and its role in Kubernetes deployments.mp4

04:25

4. How is GitOps different from DevOps.mp4

03:31

2. Getting Started with Flux CD

1. Installing Git and connecting to Gitlab.mp4

05:45

2.1 resources.pdf

2. Setting up a Kubernetes cluster for Flux CD.mp4

05:15

3.1 Resources.pdf

3. Installing and bootstrapping Flux CD.mp4

08:34

4.1 Resources.pdf

4. Syncing Kubernetes resources with Flux CD.mp4

12:21

5. Flux CD workflows and automation processes.mp4

03:58

6. Implementing declarative infrastructure with Flux CD.mp4

03:46

3. Flux CD and Helm

1. Understanding Helm and Its Interaction with Flux CD.mp4

03:31

2.1 Resources.pdf

2. Flux CD with Git as the Helm Chart Source.mp4

08:32

3.1 Resources.pdf

3. Modyfing the Helm Chart and overriding the default values.mp4

06:44

4.1 Resources.pdf

4. Optional Create a private Helm repository using Chart Museum.mp4

05:47

5.1 Resources.pdf

5. Using HTTP Helm repositories with Flux CD.mp4

05:51

6. Create a Flux CD HelmRepository.html

7.1 Resources.pdf

7. Using OCI Helm repositories with Flux CD.mp4

13:09

8. Optional How to determine Helm Chart versions in HTTP and OCI repositories.html

9.1 Resources.pdf

9. Flux CD and Helm repositories on AWS EKS and ECR.mp4

10:50

10.1 Resources.pdf

10. Automatic Helm Charts upgrades.mp4

12:08

11.1 Resources.pdf

11. Installing Weave GitOps - Flux CD Graphical User Interface.mp4

07:17

4. Flux CD in real-world GitOps

1. Kustomize and Flux CD.mp4

03:11

2. Different Git directory structuring methods.mp4

05:56

3.1 Resources.pdf

3. Restructuring our repository to follow the Monorepo method.mp4

15:11

4.1 Resources.pdf

4. Applying the mono-repo and repo-per-environments approaches.mp4

13:48

5.1 Resources.pdf

5. Restructuring the repository to follow the multi-tenancy approach.mp4

10:07

6.1 Resources.pdf

6. Onboarding tenants the dev team.mp4

12:39

7.1 Resources.pdf

7. Onboarding tenants the admin team.mp4

16:15

5. Securing Your Flux CD Pipelines

1. Section introduction.mp4

01:53

2.1 Resources.pdf

2. Secrets encryption with Bitnamis Sealed Secrets.mp4

17:35

3. Flux CDs Kustomization integration with Mozilla SOPS.mp4

04:19

4.1 Resources.pdf

4. Secrets encryption with GPG.mp4

12:21

5.1 Resources.pdf

5. Secrets encryption with Age.mp4

10:07

6.1 Resources.pdf

6. Secrets encryption with HashiCorps Vault.mp4

13:28

7.1 Resources.pdf

7. Validating Helm Charts Integrity using Cosign.mp4

08:02

Description

Accelerate Kubernetes Deployments & CI/CD with Flux CD: Harness GitOps Automation for Efficient Container Orchestration

What You'll Learn?

Learn to streamline Kubernetes deployments and embrace GitOps practices with Flux CD in this comprehensive course
Master Flux CD for automated deployments and GitOps workflows to ensure consistent Kubernetes cluster management
Enhance collaboration and efficiency by integrating Flux CD into your development workflow for automated Kubernetes deployments
Transition smoothly to Kubernetes with Flux CD, mastering GitOps automation for efficient deployment management

Who is this for?

DevOps professionals who want to enhance their skills in managing Kubernetes deployments and leverage Flux CD as a powerful automation tool

Administrators responsible for maintaining and managing Kubernetes clusters, aiming to streamline deployments and enforce GitOps workflows using Flux CD.

Developers looking to improve their collaboration with DevOps teams and gain expertise in deploying applications using Flux CD and GitOps principles

Professionals transitioning to Kubernetes from traditional IT roles, such as system administrators or network engineers, seeking to learn Flux CD and GitOps automation for efficient deployment management

What You Need to Know?

Basic understanding of Kubernetes: Familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts such as pods, services, and deployments will be helpful for grasping the advanced topics covered in this course

Proficiency in using the command line: You should be comfortable working with command-line tools and executing commands in a terminal or shell environment. Git knowledge: A basic understanding of Git version control system and its operations (such as committing, branching, and merging) is recommended for understanding the GitOps principles employed in Flux CD.

Familiarity with containerization: Some knowledge of containerization concepts using Docker or similar technologies will provide a foundation for understanding the role of Kubernetes and Flux CD in managing containers.

Experience with YAML: Being familiar with YAML syntax will aid in understanding and writing configuration files used in Flux CD.

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Description
Welcome to "Flux CD Mastery: Automating Kubernetes with GitOps". In this comprehensive Udemy course, you will dive deep into Flux CD, a powerful and popular tool for automating Kubernetes deployments and implementing GitOps workflows.

With the rapid adoption of Kubernetes for container orchestration, managing deployments and ensuring consistency across environments can be challenging. Flux CD addresses these challenges by providing a declarative, GitOps-based approach to managing Kubernetes resources and applications.

Throughout this course, you'll embark on a hands-on journey to master Flux CD and unleash its full potential. Whether you are a DevOps engineer, a Kubernetes administrator, or a software developer, this course will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to streamline your deployment processes and enhance your overall software delivery pipeline.

Starting with the fundamentals, you'll learn about the core concepts of Flux CD, including GitOps principles, controllers, and reconciliation loops. You'll explore how to set up Flux CD in your Kubernetes cluster, configure it to connect to your Git repository, and establish the foundations for automated deployments.

Moving forward, you'll discover advanced Flux CD features and techniques. You'll learn how to manage multiple environments, implement release strategies, and leverage Flux CD's integration with Helm, the popular package manager for Kubernetes. You'll gain insights into how to handle secrets, perform automated rollbacks, and ensure application observability with Prometheus and Grafana.

In addition to the technical aspects, this course will also emphasize best practices and real-world use cases. You'll explore strategies for versioning infrastructure as code, managing collaboration workflows, and implementing secure and auditable deployments. You'll understand how Flux CD fits into the larger DevOps landscape and learn how to integrate it with popular CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab.

By the end of this course, you'll have the confidence and expertise to harness Flux CD's capabilities effectively. You'll be able to automate your Kubernetes deployments with ease, promote code changes in a controlled manner, and achieve greater stability and scalability in your applications.

Join me on this exciting learning journey as we unlock the power of Flux CD together. Enroll now and take a step towards becoming a proficient practitioner of GitOps automation in the world of Kubernetes!
Who this course is for:
DevOps professionals who want to enhance their skills in managing Kubernetes deployments and leverage Flux CD as a powerful automation tool
Administrators responsible for maintaining and managing Kubernetes clusters, aiming to streamline deployments and enforce GitOps workflows using Flux CD.
Developers looking to improve their collaboration with DevOps teams and gain expertise in deploying applications using Flux CD and GitOps principles
Professionals transitioning to Kubernetes from traditional IT roles, such as system administrators or network engineers, seeking to learn Flux CD and GitOps automation for efficient deployment management

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Ahmed is a senior DevOps engineer who has helped many companies make the transition to the cloud. He worked with small startups as well as large enterprises. Kubernetes and microservices are his specialty. AWS is his cloud provider of choice although he also uses Azure and Google when necessary. Ahmed has taught several thousands students the basics of Docker and DevOps tools (Ansible, Vagrant, Terraform, Packer, CI/CD and many others). He's recently added data engineering and MLOps to his skill set so that he can provide even more learning value to students who want to seek that path.

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