Configuring Kubernetes for Reliability with LitmusChaos

Boost your system reliability with this comprehensive Kubernetes course, designed for DevOps engineers and SREs. Learn to build highly resilient microservices and implement robust reliability pipelines within your CI/CD processes. We'll dive deep into practical applications using industry-leading tools.

This course features hands-on, guided labs on Amazon EKS, complete with detailed explanations and quizzes to solidify your understanding. You'll start with an introductory case study demonstrating simple resilience improvement through increased microservice replicas, verified using LitmusChaos. Then, explore advanced scenarios, including achieving zero-downtime for microservices on cost-efficient EC2 Spot Instances.

Key Technologies Covered:

• LitmusChaos: Chaos engineering for proactive reliability testing.
• Argo Workflows: Orchestration for building reliable and resilient workflows.
• Terraform: Infrastructure as Code for automating Amazon EKS cluster deployments.
• Helm: Package manager for Kubernetes, simplifying application deployment.
• Jenkins Automation Server: Automate your CI/CD pipelines.

Course Resources Include:

• Complete Reliability Pipelines and Experiments using LitmusChaos and Argo Workflows.
• Full Terraform and Helm definitions for deploying an Amazon EKS cluster, including system charts and microservices.
• A universal "DevOps Tools" Docker container pre-loaded with Terraform, Helm, kubectl, AWS CLI, and more.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Build Reliability Pipelines: Implement continuous reliability checks using CNCF LitmusChaos and Argo Workflows.
• Configure Kubernetes for Resilient Microservices: Utilize Cluster Autoscaler, Node Termination Handler, Descheduler, and Overprovisioning for enhanced resilience.
• Deploy Amazon EKS Clusters: Automate deployment of Amazon EKS clusters with microservices in AWS Cloud using Terraform and Helm 3.
• Leverage AWS Spot Instances: Achieve significant cost savings with EC2 Spot Instances while maintaining zero-downtime for your applications.

Course Prerequisites:

A foundational understanding of Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Docker, and AWS is recommended. Introductory tutorials for these technologies are readily available online for those who need a refresher.