Kubernetes. Production-Grade Container Orchestration

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This practical course will help you confidently master Kubernetes — from local deployment in kind to a full-fledged production infrastructure in Amazon EKS. The program is built around working with a real application (Node.js/TypeScript + PostgreSQL), providing the most practical and understandable experience.

About the Course

Over two intensive days, you will step-by-step follow the path of a modern engineer working with Kubernetes: from learning basic concepts and imperative kubectl commands to implementing GitOps approaches and deployment automation. Participants will learn to create, configure, and maintain clusters necessary for the stable and secure operation of containerized applications.

Main Learning Stages

• Working in a local kind cluster: basic commands, Kubernetes architecture, understanding the desired state.

• Transitioning to declarative infrastructure management using Kubernetes manifests.

• Configuring probes, configurations, secrets, persistent storage, and network interactions.

• Setting up routing using an Ingress controller.

• Studying production practices: scaling, update strategies, monitoring.

• Implementing GitOps based on Argo CD and moving the application to the AWS EKS cloud.

Key Learning Outcomes

After the course, you will be able to:

• Confidently apply Kubernetes concepts: desired state, reconciliation loop, controllers, and resources.

• Create and maintain full-fledged Kubernetes manifests for services and applications.

• Configure settings, secrets, health monitoring, and network policies.

• Deploy resilient PostgreSQL clusters with CloudNativePG.

• Use Kustomize to manage configurations for different environments.

• Implement automatic scaling and safe update strategies.

• Configure RBAC and manage cluster security.

• Apply GitOps approaches using Argo CD.

• Deploy and maintain clusters in Amazon EKS.

Who the Course is For

The course is designed for developers and DevOps engineers aiming to master Kubernetes on a practical level. Previous experience with Kubernetes is not required — you will learn everything from scratch, gradually moving to advanced scenarios. It is important to have confidence with Docker, Git, the command line, and AWS basics.

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of Docker and containerization basics.

• Confident usage of Git and the terminal.

• Basic familiarity with AWS (an AWS account with administrative rights is required for the second day's practice).