Google Cloud Ready Hackathon: Containers, Kubernetes CI & CD (GHCKC) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Challenge 1: Pack it and send it to the dock

Introduction to containers with Docker. Creating Dockerfile, building images and pushing to Docker registry.

Challenge 2: Let the orchestration begin!

Introduction to Kubernetes. Creating the first cluster using Google Kubernetes Engine. Deploying first container images to Kubernetes cluster.

Challenge 3: Let’s automate the packaging

Introduction to CI/CD tools. Creating the continuous integration pipeline with unit testing, branch protection, code-quality gates, and creating and pushing container images. The attendee teams will be able to choose between Jenkins and GitHub Actions – whichever works for them.

Challenge 4: Putting it all together

Creating deployment pipeline for Continuous Delivery using Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Zero-downtime deployment using Helm.