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Deliver AKS Workloads Securely with GitOps and Helm
In this lab, you will take on the role of a DevSecOps engineer responsible for securely delivering workloads to an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using GitOps and Helm. You’ll work with GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), automate deployments with Flux, and use Helm charts to manage application releases. You will configure GitHub environments, connect GitHub Actions to Azure through workload identity federation, and implement automated workflows that build, test, and promote releases from staging to production securely.
Lab Info
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Challenge
Fork and Configure Github Repository
- Fork the repository for this Hands-on lab: https://github.com/pluralsight-cloud/Lab-Deliver-AKS-Workloads-Securely-with-GitOps-and-Helm
- Enable Issues in the forked repository
- Create a staging and production environment in the GitHub repository
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Challenge
Install and Configure ArgoCD
- Install and Configure ArgoCD on the provided AKS cluster
- Create an ArgoCD application for each environment using the YAML provided in the lab guide
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Challenge
Configure CI/CD pipeline using Workload Identity Federation and GitHub Actions
- Create Federated Credentials for GitHub Actions deploying Azure resources, for the staging and production GitHub environments
- Create Federated Credentials for GitHub Actions deploying Azure resources, for the main branch in the GitHub repository
- Create GitHub Secrets for
AZURE_CLIENT_ID,AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID,AZURE_TENANT_ID - Set up a GitHub Actions workflow using the YAML provided in the lab guide
- Review the issues and release to production
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