What’s in this course?

Flux CD for the Absolute Beginners – Hands-On is a comprehensive course, designed to guide you from foundational Flux CD knowledge to production-level skills.

The course starts with foundational topics, perfect for beginners, covering the GitOps Principles, then dive into the necessity and features of Flux CD. You will learn how to set up and manage a Flux CD environments and understand its architecture.

The course will explore Flux CD controllers such as Source, Kustomize and Helm, and you’ll become proficient in deploying Flux CD objects flux CLI in a Declarative Approach. You’ll also learn how to perform advanced tasks like integrating Private Git repositories, working with OCI registries, automating end to end Image Rollouts using Image Reflector and Image Update Automation controllers and working with Notification Controllers for Webhooks and Alerting.

As you progress, you’ll delve into Flux CD monitoring and explore free and opensource User Interface options.

Special Note:

This course is designed to showcase all practical concepts with live demonstrations. Every concept is presented in real-time, and any errors that arise are troubleshooted and addressed as they occur live in the demonstrations.

Legal Notice:

Flux CD or Flux Project is a registered trademarks of  The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and/or The Linux Foundation in the United States and other countries. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and/or The Linux Foundation.

Course Structure:

• Lectures

• Demos

• Quizzes

• Assignments

Course Contents:

• Course Introduction

• Getting Started with GitOps

• Flux CD at a Glance

• Core Flux CD Terminologies

• Overview of flux CLI

• Understanding Flux CD Architecture

• Installation and Configuration of Flux CD

• Source Controller and Kustomize Controller

• Declarative way for creating Flux CD resource files

• Application Deployment using Private Repositories

• Application Deployment using Kustomize Overlays and Helm Charts

• Image reflector and automation controllers in Flux CD

• Webhooks with Flux CD (Notification Controller)

• Integrating MSTeams for Alerting (Notification Controller)

• Flux CD Monitoring and Dashboarding

• OpenSource UserInterface (UI Options)

All sections of this course are demonstrated live, with the goal of encouraging enrolled users to set up their own environments, complete the exercises, and learn through hands-on experience!

Who this course is for:

• DevOps/Kubernetes Administrators or DevOps/Kubernetes Engineers
• System Administrators or System Engineers
• Application Developers and Testers