Docker & Kubernetes: The Practical Guide (2023 Edition)

About Course

Learn Docker and Kubernetes for free with this comprehensive course from Udemy. This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know about these in-demand technologies, from the ground up.

Docker and Kubernetes are essential tools for simplifying the development and deployment of software projects. This course will teach you how to create and manage containers, which allow you to run your programs in a predictable and environment-independent way.

You’ll learn how to:

Set up Docker on macOS and Windows
Create and manage containers and images
Work with data and persist data with volumes
Understand container networking
Deploy Docker projects manually and with managed services like AWS ECS
Understand Kubernetes core concepts and architecture
Create Kubernetes resources, deployments, and services
Work with data in Kubernetes projects
Deploy your Kubernetes project using AWS EKS
And much more!

This course includes tons of practical examples and demos using programming languages like NodeJS, Python, and PHP. No prior knowledge of these languages is required.

Enroll today and start your journey to becoming a Docker and Kubernetes expert!

Learn what Docker and Kubernetes are and why you might want to use them
Learn how to install and use Docker on any system (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Learn how to create and use Images & Containers with Docker
Understand complex topics like managing and persisting data with Volumes
Learn about Container Networking with Docker Networks and DNS Service Discovery
Learn how to deploy Docker applications - manually, with managed services or with Kubernetes

Course Content

01 – Getting Started

A Message from the Professor
001 Welcome to the Course.mp4

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002 What Is Docker.mp4

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003 Why Docker & Containers.mp4

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004 Join Our Learning Community.html

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005 Virtual Machines vs Docker Containers.mp4

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006 Docker Setup – Overview.mp4

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007 Docker Setup – macOS.mp4

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008 Docker Setup – Windows.mp4

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009 Docker Setup – Docker Toolbox for Older Systems.mp4

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010 Docker Playground.html

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011 An Overview of the Docker Tools.mp4

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012 Installing & Configuring an IDE.mp4

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013 Getting Our Hands Dirty!.mp4

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014 Course Outline.mp4

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015 How To Get The Most Out Of This Course.mp4

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016 Course Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

02 – Docker Images & Containers The Core Building Blocks

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Images & Containers What and Why.mp4

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003 Using & Running External (Pre-Built) Images.mp4

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004 Our Goal A NodeJS App.mp4

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005 Building our own Image with a Dockerfile.mp4

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006 Running a Container based on our own Image.mp4

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007 EXPOSE & A Little Utility Functionality.html

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008 Images are Read-Only!.mp4

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009 Understanding Image Layers.mp4

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010 A First Summary.mp4

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011 Managing Images & Containers.mp4

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012 Stopping & Restarting Containers.mp4

00:00
013 Understanding Attached & Detached Containers.mp4

00:00
014 Attaching to an already-running Container.html

00:00
015 Entering Interactive Mode.mp4

00:00
016 Deleting Images & Containers.mp4

00:00
017 Removing Stopped Containers Automatically.mp4

00:00
018 A Look Behind the Scenes Inspecting Images.mp4

00:00
019 Copying Files Into & From A Container.mp4

00:00
020 Naming & Tagging Containers and Images.mp4

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021 Sharing Images – Overview.mp4

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022 Pushing Images to DockerHub.mp4

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023 Pulling & Using Shared Images.mp4

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024 Module Summary.mp4

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025 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

03 – Managing Data & Working with Volumes

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Understanding Data Categories Different Kinds of Data.mp4

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003 Analyzing a Real App.mp4

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004 Building & Understanding the Demo App.mp4

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005 Understanding the Problem.mp4

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006 Introducing Volumes.mp4

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007 A First, Unsuccessful Try.mp4

00:00
008 Named Volumes To The Rescue!.mp4

00:00
009 Removing Anonymous Volumes.html

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010 Getting Started With Bind Mounts (Code Sharing).mp4

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011 Bind Mounts – Shortcuts.html

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012 Combining & Merging Different Volumes.mp4

00:00
013 A NodeJS-specific Adjustment Using Nodemon in a Container.mp4

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014 Volumes & Bind Mounts Summary.mp4

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015 A Look at Read-Only Volumes.mp4

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016 Managing Docker Volumes.mp4

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017 Using COPY vs Bind Mounts.mp4

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018 Don’t COPY Everything Using dockerignore Files.mp4

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019 Adding more to the .dockerignore File.html

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020 Working with Environment Variables & .env Files.mp4

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021 Environment Variables & Security.html

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022 Using Build Arguments (ARG).mp4

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023 Module Summary.mp4

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024 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

04 – Networking (Cross-)Container Communication

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Case 1 Container to WWW Communication.mp4

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003 Case 2 Container to Local Host Machine Communication.mp4

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004 Case 3 Container to Container Communication.mp4

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005 Analyzing the Demo App.mp4

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006 Creating a Container & Communicating to the Web (WWW).mp4

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007 Making Container to Host Communication Work.mp4

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008 Container to Container Communication A Basic Solution.mp4

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009 Introducing Docker Networks Elegant Container to Container Communication.mp4

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010 How Docker Resolves IP Addresses.mp4

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011 Docker Network Drivers.html

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012 Module Summary.mp4

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013 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

05 – Building Multi-Container Applications with Docker

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Our Target App & Setup.mp4

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003 Dockerizing the MongoDB Service.mp4

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004 Dockerizing the Node App.mp4

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005 Moving the React SPA into a Container.mp4

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006 Adding Docker Networks for Efficient Cross-Container Communication.mp4

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007 Fixing MongoDB Authentication Errors (relevant for next lecture).html

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008 Adding Data Persistence to MongoDB with Volumes.mp4

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009 Volumes, Bind Mounts & Polishing for the NodeJS Container.mp4

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010 Live Source Code Updates for the React Container (with Bind Mounts).mp4

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011 Module Summary.mp4

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012 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

06 – Docker Compose Elegant Multi-Container Orchestration

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Docker-Compose What & Why.mp4

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003 Creating a Compose File.mp4

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004 Diving into the Compose File Configuration.mp4

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005 Installing Docker Compose on Linux.html

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006 Docker Compose Up & Down.mp4

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007 Working with Multiple Containers.mp4

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008 Adding Another Container.mp4

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009 Building Images & Understanding Container Names.mp4

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010 Module Summary.mp4

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011 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

07 – Working with Utility Containers & Executing Commands In Containers

001 Module Introduction & What are Utility Containers.mp4

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002 Utility Containers Why would you use them.mp4

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003 Different Ways of Running Commands in Containers.mp4

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004 Building a First Utility Container.mp4

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005 Utilizing ENTRYPOINT.mp4

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006 Using Docker Compose.mp4

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007 Utility Containers, Permissions & Linux.html

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008 Module Summary.mp4

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009 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

08 – A More Complex Setup A Laravel & PHP Dockerized Project

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 The Target Setup.mp4

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003 Adding a Nginx (Web Server) Container.mp4

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004 Adding a PHP Container.mp4

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005 Adding a MySQL Container.mp4

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006 Adding a Composer Utility Container.mp4

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007 Creating a Laravel App via the Composer Utility Container.mp4

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008 Fixing Errors With The Next Lecture.html

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009 Launching Only Some Docker Compose Services.mp4

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010 Adding More Utility Containers.mp4

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011 Docker Compose with and without Dockerfiles.mp4

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012 Bind Mounts and COPY When To Use What.mp4

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013 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

09 – Deploying Docker Containers

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 From Development To Production.mp4

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003 Deployment Process & Providers.mp4

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004 Getting Started With An Example.mp4

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005 Bind Mounts In Production.mp4

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006 Introducing AWS & EC2.mp4

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007 Connecting to an EC2 Instance.mp4

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008 Installing Docker on a Virtual Machine.mp4

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009 Installing Docker on Linux in General.html

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010 Pushing our local Image to the Cloud.mp4

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011 Running & Publishing the App (on EC2).mp4

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012 Managing & Updating the Container Image.mp4

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013 Disadvantages of our Current Approach.mp4

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014 From Manual Deployment to Managed Services.mp4

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015 Important AWS, Pricing and ECS.html

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016 Deploying with AWS ECS A Managed Docker Container Service.mp4

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017 More on AWS.mp4

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018 Updating Managed Containers.mp4

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019 Preparing a Multi-Container App.mp4

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020 Configuring the NodeJS Backend Container.mp4

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021 Deploying a Second Container & A Load Balancer.mp4

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022 Using a Load Balancer for a Stable Domain.mp4

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023 Using EFS Volumes with ECS.mp4

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024 Our Current Architecture.mp4

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025 Databases & Containers An Important Consideration.mp4

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026 Moving to MongoDB Atlas.mp4

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027 Using MongoDB Atlas in Production.mp4

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028 Our Updated & Target Architecture.mp4

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029 Understanding a Common Problem.mp4

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030 Creating a build-only Container.mp4

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031 Introducing Multi-Stage Builds.mp4

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032 Building a Multi-Stage Image.mp4

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033 Deploying a Standalone Frontend App.mp4

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034 Development vs Production Differences.mp4

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035 Understanding Multi-Stage Build Targets.mp4

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036 Beyond AWS.mp4

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037 Module Summary.mp4

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038 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

10 – Docker & Containers – A Summary

11 – Getting Started with Kubernetes

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 More Problems with Manual Deployment.mp4

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003 Why Kubernetes.mp4

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004 What Is Kubernetes Exactly.mp4

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005 Kubernetes Architecture & Core Concepts.mp4

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006 Kubernetes will NOT manage your Infrastructure!.mp4

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007 A Closer Look at the Worker Nodes.mp4

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008 A Closer Look at the Master Node.mp4

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009 Important Terms & Concepts.mp4

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010 Module Resources.html

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Section Quiz

12 – Kubernetes in Action – Diving into the Core Concepts

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Kubernetes does NOT manage your Infrastructure.mp4

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003 Kubernetes Required Setup & Installation Steps.mp4

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004 macOS Setup.mp4

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005 Windows Setup.mp4

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006 Understanding Kubernetes Objects (Resources).mp4

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007 The Deployment Object (Resource).mp4

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008 A First Deployment – Using the Imperative Approach.mp4

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009 kubectl Behind The Scenes.mp4

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010 The Service Object (Resource).mp4

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011 Exposing a Deployment with a Service.mp4

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012 Restarting Containers.mp4

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013 Scaling in Action.mp4

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014 Updating Deployments.mp4

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015 Deployment Rollbacks & History.mp4

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016 The Imperative vs The Declarative Approach.mp4

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017 Creating a Deployment Configuration File (Declarative Approach).mp4

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018 Adding Pod and Container Specs.mp4

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019 Working with Labels & Selectors.mp4

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020 Creating a Service Declaratively.mp4

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021 Updating & Deleting Resources.mp4

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022 Multiple vs Single Config Files.mp4

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023 More on Labels & Selectors.mp4

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024 Liveness Probes.mp4

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025 A Closer Look at the Configuration Options.mp4

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026 Summary.mp4

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027 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

13 – Managing Data & Volumes with Kubernetes

001 Module Introduction.mp4

00:00
002 Starting Project & What We Know Already.mp4

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003 Kubernetes & Volumes – More Than Docker Volumes.mp4

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004 Kubernetes Volumes Theory & Docker Comparison.mp4

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005 Creating a New Deployment & Service.mp4

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006 Getting Started with Kubernetes Volumes.mp4

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007 A First Volume The emptyDir Type.mp4

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008 A Second Volume The hostPath Type.mp4

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009 Understanding the CSI Volume Type.mp4

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010 From Volumes to Persistent Volumes.mp4

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011 Defining a Persistent Volume.mp4

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012 Creating a Persistent Volume Claim.mp4

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013 Using a Claim in a Pod.mp4

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014 Volumes vs Persistent Volumes.mp4

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015 Using Environment Variables.mp4

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016 Environment Variables & ConfigMaps.mp4

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017 Module Summary.mp4

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018 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

14 – Kubernetes Networking

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Starting Project & Our Goal.mp4

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003 Creating a First Deployment.mp4

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004 Another Look at Services.mp4

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005 Multiple Containers in One Pod.mp4

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006 Pod-internal Communication.mp4

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007 Creating Multiple Deployments.mp4

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008 Pod-to-Pod Communication with IP Addresses & Environment Variables.mp4

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009 Using DNS for Pod-to-Pod Communication.mp4

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010 Which Approach Is Best And a Challenge!.mp4

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011 Challenge Solution.mp4

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012 Adding a Containerized Frontend.mp4

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013 Deploying the Frontend with Kubernetes.mp4

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014 Using a Reverse Proxy for the Frontend.mp4

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015 Module Summary.mp4

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016 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

15 – Kubernetes – Deployment (AWS EKS)

001 Module Introduction.mp4

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002 Deployment Options & Steps.mp4

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003 AWS EKS vs AWS ECS.mp4

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004 Preparing the Starting Project.mp4

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005 A Note on AWS EKS Pricing.html

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006 Diving Into AWS.mp4

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007 Creating & Configuring the Kubernetes Cluster with EKS.mp4

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008 Adding Worker Nodes.mp4

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009 Applying Our Kubernetes Config.mp4

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010 Getting Started with Volumes.mp4

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011 Adding EFS as a Volume (with the CSI Volume Type).mp4

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012 Creating a Persistent Volume for EFS.mp4

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013 Using the EFS Volume.mp4

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014 A Challenge!.mp4

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015 Challenge Solution.mp4

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016 Module Resources.html

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external-links.txt

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Section Quiz

16 – Roundup & Next Steps

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About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

01 – Getting Started

A Message from the Professor

001 Welcome to the Course.mp4

002 What Is Docker.mp4

003 Why Docker & Containers.mp4

004 Join Our Learning Community.html

005 Virtual Machines vs Docker Containers.mp4

006 Docker Setup – Overview.mp4

007 Docker Setup – macOS.mp4

008 Docker Setup – Windows.mp4

009 Docker Setup – Docker Toolbox for Older Systems.mp4

010 Docker Playground.html

011 An Overview of the Docker Tools.mp4

012 Installing & Configuring an IDE.mp4

013 Getting Our Hands Dirty!.mp4

014 Course Outline.mp4

015 How To Get The Most Out Of This Course.mp4

016 Course Resources.html

external-links.txt

Section Quiz

02 – Docker Images & Containers The Core Building Blocks

001 Module Introduction.mp4

002 Images & Containers What and Why.mp4

003 Using & Running External (Pre-Built) Images.mp4

004 Our Goal A NodeJS App.mp4

005 Building our own Image with a Dockerfile.mp4

006 Running a Container based on our own Image.mp4

007 EXPOSE & A Little Utility Functionality.html

008 Images are Read-Only!.mp4

009 Understanding Image Layers.mp4

010 A First Summary.mp4

011 Managing Images & Containers.mp4

012 Stopping & Restarting Containers.mp4

013 Understanding Attached & Detached Containers.mp4

014 Attaching to an already-running Container.html

015 Entering Interactive Mode.mp4

016 Deleting Images & Containers.mp4

017 Removing Stopped Containers Automatically.mp4

018 A Look Behind the Scenes Inspecting Images.mp4

019 Copying Files Into & From A Container.mp4

020 Naming & Tagging Containers and Images.mp4

021 Sharing Images – Overview.mp4

022 Pushing Images to DockerHub.mp4

023 Pulling & Using Shared Images.mp4

024 Module Summary.mp4

025 Module Resources.html

Section Quiz

03 – Managing Data & Working with Volumes

001 Module Introduction.mp4

002 Understanding Data Categories Different Kinds of Data.mp4

003 Analyzing a Real App.mp4

004 Building & Understanding the Demo App.mp4

005 Understanding the Problem.mp4

006 Introducing Volumes.mp4

007 A First, Unsuccessful Try.mp4

008 Named Volumes To The Rescue!.mp4

009 Removing Anonymous Volumes.html

010 Getting Started With Bind Mounts (Code Sharing).mp4

011 Bind Mounts – Shortcuts.html

012 Combining & Merging Different Volumes.mp4

013 A NodeJS-specific Adjustment Using Nodemon in a Container.mp4

014 Volumes & Bind Mounts Summary.mp4

015 A Look at Read-Only Volumes.mp4

016 Managing Docker Volumes.mp4

017 Using COPY vs Bind Mounts.mp4

018 Don’t COPY Everything Using dockerignore Files.mp4

019 Adding more to the .dockerignore File.html

020 Working with Environment Variables & .env Files.mp4

021 Environment Variables & Security.html

022 Using Build Arguments (ARG).mp4

023 Module Summary.mp4

024 Module Resources.html

external-links.txt

Section Quiz

04 – Networking (Cross-)Container Communication

001 Module Introduction.mp4

002 Case 1 Container to WWW Communication.mp4