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Setting Up Your Environment for Developing Kubernetes Operators

Hey, Gurus! Welcome to the *Setting Up Your Environment for Developing Kubernetes Operators* hands-on lab. In this lab, we will install all the tools needed to start developing a Kubernetes operator in Go.

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Clock icon Intermediate
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Clock icon 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 03, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install Docker and Log In to Docker Hub

    In the command line:

    1. Install Docker.
    2. Create a group called docker and add your user to it.
    3. Enable the docker service.
    4. Start the docker service.
    5. Log in to Docker Hub from the command line.

    Link to Docker Hub Sign-Up

  2. Challenge

    Install Go

    Install the Go programming language.

  3. Challenge

    Install kubectl

    In the command line:

    1. Install kubectl.
    2. Make the binary file executable.
    3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.

  4. Challenge

    Install kind and Create the Cluster

    In the command line:

    1. Install kind.
    2. Make the binary file executable.
    3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.
    4. Create the cluster operator-dev.
    5. Change the context so you can use the cluster you created.

  5. Challenge

    Install Operator SDK and Enable OLM

    In the command line:

    1. Install the Operator SDK.
    2. Make the binary file executable.
    3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.
    4. Enable the Operator Lifecycle Manager.
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