Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift

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In this course designed for beginners, You will learn how to build cloud native applications using current containerization tools and technologies such as containers, Docker, container registries, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Istio. And also how to deploy and scale your applications in any public, private, or hybrid cloud.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to build a container image, then deploy and scale your container on the cloud using OpenShift.

If you understand basic cloud and programming concepts, and your career path includes roles such as cloud developer, cloud architect, cloud system engineer, DevOps engineer, and cloud networking specialist, this course is for you!

What you will learn

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Using containers, learn how to move applications quickly across any environment.
• Build cloud native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Istio.
• Describe and leverage Kubernetes architecture to set up and use an entire lifecycle-based container management system.
• Create and leverage a YAML deployment file to configure and create resources such as pods, services, replicasets, and others in a declarative way.

Skills you learn

• Advising
• Cloud Computing
• Istio
• Docker (Software)
• Cloud Development
• Kubernetes
• Containerization
• DevOps
• Programming Concepts
• Virtualization
• Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Systems Engineering
• Docker Container
• Cloud-Native Computing
• Cloud-Native Applications
• Virtual Machines
• OpenShift

Syllabus

Module 1

• Introduction to containers
• Introduction to Docker
• Building container images
• Using container registries
• Running containers

Module 2

• Understanding container orchestration
• Understanding Kubernetes architecture
• Introduction to Kubernetes objects
• Using basic Kubernetes objects
• Using the kubectl command
• Leveraging Kubernetes

Module 3

• Using ReplicaSets
• Using autoscaling
• Understanding rolling updates
• Understanding ConfigMaps and secrets
• Using service bindings

Module 4 - The Kubernetes ecosystem

• The Kubernetes Ecosystem
• Introduction to Red Hat OpenShift
• Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Builds
• Operators
• Istio

*Module 5 * - Final Project

Final exam

Auto Summary

"Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift" is a foundational IT & Computer Science course designed for beginners. Led by edX, this 20-hour course teaches you to build and scale cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Istio. Ideal for aspiring cloud developers, architects, engineers, and networking specialists, it covers essential containerization tools and offers a skill badge upon completion. Subscription options include a Starter plan.