Kubernetes: Microservices

1h 20mBeginner2024-04-26

Authors

Kim Schlesinger

Technical Curriculum Developer

Course details

In this intermediate level course, technical curriculum developer Kim Schlesinger teaches you about Kubernetes networking and configuring service-to-service communication, which is critical for microservices in Kubernetes. Gain an understanding of the history of containers and Kubernetes. Find out how the platform was designed for microservices architectures. Get hands-on experience deploying three microservices to a cluster running locally, and then explore different ways of enabling service-to-service communication. Plus, explore advanced Kubernetes networking topics.

Skills covered

KubernetesSoftware ArchitectureDevOps ToolsDevOpsOpen SourceSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Cloud native networking with Kubernetes
02 - What you should know
03 - How to use the exercise files

1. Cloud Native Was Made for Microservices

04 - Monolithic vs. microservices architecture
05 - History of application deployments
06 - Kubernetes network model
07 - Container Network Interface

2. Set up Your Cluster and Deploy Your Microservices

08 - Spin up a Minikube cluster in Windows, Mac, and Linux
09 - Install Calico
10 - Deploy the backend microservices
11 - Deploy the frontend microservice

3. Service Discovery in Kubernetes

12 - An overview of Kubernetes services
13 - Examine a ClusterIP service
14 - Examine a NodePort service
15 - Examine a LoadBalancer service
16 - Challenge - Deploy and test a new microservice
17 - Solution - Deploy and test a new microservice

4. Advanced Topics

18 - Understanding network policies
19 - Getting traffic into a cluster using Ingress
20 - An overview of services meshes

Conclusion

21 - Thank you