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Getting Started with CoreOS

Getting Started with CoreOS

Introduction

CoreOS is a powerful Linux distribution built to make large, scalable deployments on varied infrastructure simple to manage. Based on a build of Chrome OS, CoreOS maintains a lightweight host system and uses Docker containers for all applications. In this series, we will introduce you to the basics of CoreOS, teach you how to set up a CoreOS cluster, and get you started with using docker containers with CoreOS.

Tutorials in series

Tutorial

How To Use Fleet and Fleetctl to Manage your CoreOS Cluster

  • September 13, 2014
  • 11 min read

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Tutorial

How To Use Etcdctl and Etcd, CoreOS's Distributed Key-Value Store

  • September 15, 2014
  • 8 min read

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Tutorial

How to Create Flexible Services for a CoreOS Cluster with Fleet Unit Files

  • September 13, 2014
  • 19 min read

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Tutorial

How To Use Confd and Etcd to Dynamically Reconfigure Services in CoreOS

  • September 17, 2014
  • 22 min read

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Tutorial

How To Troubleshoot Common Issues with your CoreOS Servers

  • September 19, 2014
  • 19 min read

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Tutorial

How To Secure Your CoreOS Cluster with TLS/SSL and Firewall Rules

  • December 8, 2015
  • 16 min read

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