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Linux+ Automation: Provision and Manage Containers and Pods with Terraform and Kubernetes
In this lab, you’ll practice using Docker as a container management system. Using Terraform, you will learn to automate the process before looking at Kubernetes to manage availability and scalability. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills needed to automate infrastructure consistency with Terraform, and deploy new scalable systems using Minikube.
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Manage Docker Containers
You will delve into the fundamentals of container management by exploring Docker, a leading containerization platform. Through hands-on activities and guided tutorials, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of Docker's core concepts and functionalities
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Use Terraform for Infrastructure Consistency
You will learn how to ensure consistent infrastructure deployment, a crucial aspect of fostering a DevOps culture. Utilizing Terraform, a popular infrastructure as code tool (IaC), you will describe and provision the necessary infrastructure for container deployment. Through step-by-step guidance and practical demonstrations, you will gain hands-on experience in defining infrastructure components such as networks, servers, and storage resources using Terraform's declarative language.
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Implement Infrastructure Scaling Using Kubernetes
You will explore Kubernetes, a powerful container management system renowned for enabling scalability and redundancy in containerized environments. Specifically, you will focus on deploying containers within Kubernetes Pods using MicroK8s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution ideal for learning and experimentation purposes. You will gain practical experience in setting up a Kubernetes cluster, creating pods, and deploying containers within them.
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The Last Objective
This is your last chance to experiment in the environment.
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