Containers, Cloud and DevOps

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Containers, Cloud and DevOps

Containers, Cloud and DevOps (88 hours).

Virtualization and containers, Docker, DevOps, cloud technologies and platforms. Exercises with Docker, Azure and GitHub Actions.

Course Program

Part I: Containers

01.1. Containers and Docker

• Containerization overview
• Docker, images, containers, Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, development workflow
• Docker CLI: NGINX demo
• File system and volumes - data in Docker
• Demo: ASP.NET app in a container
• Demo: SQL Server database in a container

01.2. Exercises: Containers and Docker

• Installing Docker Desktop, running containers for NGINX server, Lightstreamer, ASP.NET app, etc.

02.1. Docker Compose

• Dockerfile: key instructions, creation in VS, structure
• Demo: building a custom image and publishing it to Docker Hub
• Container networking
• Demo: connecting ASP.NET app and SQL Server containers in a network
• Orchestration and container orchestration overview
• Docker compose orchestration tool: running multi-container apps, YAML file, debugging a containerized app
• Kubernetes overview

02.2. Exercises: Docker Compose

• Building custom images, connecting containers in networks, orchestrating containers with Docker Compose

03. Mini Exam: Docker (optional)

• Writing a Dockerfile and building an image
• Running multi-container apps with Docker Compose

Part II: Cloud

04.1. Cloud Technologies

• What is Cloud Computing?
• Cloud Computing Models
• Cloud Service Providers
• Microsoft Azure and Azure Services
  • Azure for Students
  • Azure Portal
  • Azure App Service
  • Demo: Deploy an ASP.NET Core App to Azure

04.2. Exercises: Cloud Technologies

• Deploying apps to Azure App Service from Azure Portal and Visual Studio

04.3. More Exercises: Cloud Technologies

• Deploying Docker containers and containerized apps to Azure Container Instances

05. Mini Exam: Deployment in Cloud (optional)

• Deploying app to Azure App Service using Visual Studio
• Deploying app to Azure App Service using Azure Portal
• Deploying a container app to Azure Container Instances with Docker Compose

Part III: DevOps

06. DevOps - Overview

• What is DevOps?
  • Lifecycle, Lifecycle Stages, Pipeline, Tools, Culture, Engineers
• DevOps Practices
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Version Control
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • Automation
  • Agile software development
• DevOps Trends
  • DevSecOps
  • Serverless Computing
  • Microservices Architecture
  • AIOps and MLOps

07.1. CI/CD with GitHub Actions

• CI/CD Overview and Principles
• GitHub Actions as a CI/CD Tool
• Demo: GitHub Actions Workflow for a JS App
• GitHub Actions Components
  • Workflows, Jobs, Runners, Steps, Actions
  • Syntax Keywords
  • GitHub Marketplace
• Demo: Create a GitHub Actions Workflow

07.2. Exercises: CI/CD with GitHub Actions

• Writing GitHub Actions workflows for build, test, Azure deploy of apps, push of Docker images to Docker Hub, etc.

08.1. Infrastructure as a Code (optional)

• IaC Overview
  • Configuration files, approaches
  • Infrastructure provisioning tools
  • Configuration management tools
• Terraform Overview
  • Workflow and files
• Install Terraform
• Demo: Terraform and Docker

08.2. Exercises: Infrastructure as a Code (optional)

• Installing Terraform, provisioning an NGINX Docker container, creating an Azure resource group and deploying an Azure Web app with Terraform, using Terraform with GitHub Actions for CI/CD

09.1. App Monitoring (optional)

• App Monitoring
  • Overview, metrics, data, types, tools
• Prometheus
  • How it works, metric types, jobs, instances, samples, installation, configuration
• Demo: Prometheus and Blackbox Exporter
• Alerting and Alertmanager
• Demo: Prometheus and Alertmanager
• Grafana
  • Dashboards and panels
• Demo: Grafana and Prometheus
• Live Demo: Instrumenting and Monitoring a Node.js App

09.2. Exercises: App Monitoring (optional)

• Installing Prometheus, Alertmanager and Grafana, instrumenting and monitoring Node.js and ASP.NET Core app

10. Mini Exam: DevOps (optional)

• Using Terraform to build and push Docker image to Docker Hub
• Creating GitHub Actions workflow to deploy a WordPress app to Azure Container Instances using a Docker Compose file
• Managing Node Exporter metrics and alerts with Prometheus and Alertmanager