Kubernetes – How to start?

Hello Geeks,

Hope you all are doing great. This post has intent to help to start your journey in world of Kubernetes (K8s) and it’s runtime like Docker, CRIO and rkt etc.

As I am still exploring it and doing K8s Hands On in my  home lab and sharing my way here, How I begin? Which I divided into below parts:-

1. Kubernetes  & docker basics concept .
2. How to setup Home Lab?
3. Cloud based Hands-On?
4. E-learning & books option?
5. Kubernetes Certification.

Disclaimer : This post contain  K8S Gurus blog post, video clip, image and books reference too. I’m giving all credits, Thankful for their community support and being a mentor for beginner like me.

Kubernetes  & docker basics: See the below reference study link

• Kubernetes Introduction.
• Kubernetes concept.
• Docker basics
• Docker – Lets create container.

How to setup Home Lab?

I followed Kubernetes v1.15 with Docker CE 18.06.03 (yum install docker-18-06-03* -y) which 1master+2WorkerNode (minions) cluster.

Prerequisite : To have VMware Workstation, RHEL KVM or Oracle Virtual Box.

1. 2 vCPU.
2. 4 GB of RAM.
3. 10 GB free space.

Click here for Kubernetes cluster instruction guide.

There is another way also to do your Home lab called minikube and here is instruction to setup minikube.

Cloud based Hands-On? Trust me Kubernetes onany cloud just a few clicked task.

• Kubernetes on Google Cloud.
• Kubernetes on AWS
• Kubernetes on IBM.
• Kubernetes on MS Azure
• Kubernetes on VMware vSphere. (On-Prem)

Hands-On Labs (HOL) are :

• Play with Docker
• VMware Kubernets HOL Lab.

E-learning & books option? Interesting and very confusing!!! believe me and your self, Don’t search many of e learning  you will get hell of confusion. trust me below are very helpful and You have to do hard work. No Substitute!!!

E-Learning options are:

1.  Getting Started with Docker | Pluralsight
   
2. Getting Started with Kubernetes | PluralSight
3. Kubernetes Installation | PluralSight
4. Kubernetes Deep Dive | Acloud Guru
5. Best for CKA (Certified for Kubernetes Exam). | KodeKloud
6. VMware Kubernetes Academy | By VMware – It’s Free

Books are :

1. The Kubernetes Book.

2. Mastering Kubernetes.

3. Docker Deep Dive.
4. Kubernetes in Action.

Podcast – Kubernetes Podcast

Kubernetes Certification : Much awaited and Get set GOAL, CNCF introduced 2 certification CKAD (Certified kubernetes Application developer) and CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator). See the below reference which I found.

• CKA Exam Tips
• CKA Exam Experience.
• How to prepare CKA Exam.
• How to beat CKAD.
• Practice Set for CKAD.

I’m hoping that above references will push you to start you kubernets journey and once again I am giving all credits to their actual owner, please accept my apologies and Thanks for writing and sharing your information for community.

Guys, feel free to comment and share your input to learn together and don’t forget to twitter handle #Kubernetweekend for your feedback.