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Managing Kubernetes Just Got a Lot Simpler
We’ve opened up DigitalOcean Kubernetes to everyone. Read about the current features and the planned roadmap.
Running Cloud Native Applications on DigitalOcean Kubernetes
An introduction to leveraging Kubernetes to manage and scale applications.
An Introduction to Kubernetes
A guide that discusses some basic Kubernetes concepts including how it is designed and organized at a high level.
Tutorials
Comprehensive, expert tutorials to help you at every stage of production, whether you're learning, practicing, running, or optimizing.
An Introduction to Kubernetes
A discussion of some of the basic concepts of Kubernetes.
An Introduction to Helm, the Package Manager for Kubernetes
Helm allows easier packaging, configuration, and deployment onto Kubernetes clusters.
An Introduction to the Kubernetes DNS Service
A look at both the kube-dns and CoreDNS versions of the Kubernetes DNS service.
Building Optimized Containers for Kubernetes
Create high quality images and goals to help decisions on containerizing applications.
Modernizing Applications for Kubernetes
Modernize your applications, running and managing them in a Kubernetes cluster.
Kubernetes Networking Under the Hood
A look at how data moves inside a pod, between pods, and between nodes.
Architecting Applications for Kubernetes
Principles and patterns to help you scale and manage your workloads on Kubernetes.
Building Blocks for Doing CI/CD with Kubernetes
How to automate building, testing, and deployment taking a Cloud Native approach.
How To Back Up and Restore a Kubernetes Cluster on DigitalOcean Using Heptio Ark
Heptio Ark compresses and backs up Kubernetes objects to object storage.
How To Create a Kubernetes 1.11 Cluster Using Kubeadm on Ubuntu 18.04
A guide to set up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch using Ansible and Kubeadm.
How To Set Up an Elasticsearch, Fluentd and Kibana (EFK) Logging Stack on Kubernetes
Use Fluentd to collect, transform, and ship log data to the Elasticsearch backend.
How To Create a Kubernetes 1.10 Cluster Using Kubeadm on Ubuntu 16.04
A guide to set up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch using Ansible and Kubeadm.
How To Create a Kubernetes 1.10 Cluster Using Kubeadm on CentOS 7
A guide to set up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch using Ansible and Kubeadm.
How To Inspect Kubernetes Networking
Tools and techniques for inspecting network connectivity between all the containers in a cluster.
How to Set Up an Nginx Ingress with Cert-Manager on DigitalOcean Kubernetes
Set up an Nginx Ingress Controller, and create some Ingress Resources to route traffic
Webinars
Step-by-step guides by experts on key Kubernetes concepts.
Cloud Native CI/CD with Jenkins-X and Spinnaker
Learn package management using Helm and Jenkins X, implemented using Kubernetes CRDs.
Building Blocks to run CI/CD on Kubernetes
The basics required before diving deep into CI/CD with Kubernetes.
CI/CD Toolsets
An overview of other useful toolsets which can be used for CI/CD.
CI/CD pipelines with a service mesh
A look at how a service mesh can be used in conjunction with CI/CD pipelines.
Getting Started with Containers
Learn one method for converting Docker containers into Docker images.
Building Containerized Applications
Explore managing multi-container applications with Docker Compose.
A Closer Look at Kubernetes
Learn the building blocks of Kubernetes.
Getting Started with Kubernetes
Learn to configure Kubernetes on DigitalOcean.
Presentations
Learn about how we're thinking about and using Kubernetes at DigitalOcean.
Towards a Vendor Neutral Kubernetes
How the community has been moving towards a vendor-neutral model prioritizing sustainability and portability.
Adopting Prometheus the Hard Way
Learnings from scaling the adoption of Prometheus and the importance of fostering an observability culture.
How to Export Prometheus Metrics from Just About Anything
Learn how to gather metrics from a wide variety of data sources, and to build a reliable Prometheus exporter using Go.
Global Container Networks on Kubernetes
How DigitalOcean uses BGP, Anycast, and a variety of open source technologies to achieve a fast and reliable container network.
Crossing the Chasm with Kubernetes
A lightning talk on adopting the right technology at the right time.
Kubernetes at DigitalOcean: Building a Platform for the Future
How you can make Kubernetes your own as the platform for the future.
Delivering Services at DigitalOcean
How using code instead of convention promotes a healthier service lifecycle and helps remove complexity.
Container Security & Kubernetes
Security best practices and how to secure containers.
Product documentation
Official documentation for running DigitalOcean's Managed Kubernetes.
Kubernetes How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Kubernetes Overview
High-level information including plans and pricing, availability, feature overviews, and known issues.
Kubernetes Quickstart
Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.
Kubernetes Resources
Resources on native and third-party tools as well as additional documentation sources on working with Kubernetes.
White papers
Cloud Native App Development and the Developer Experience
An IDC white paper regarding business reasons for using Kubernetes and containers, and DigitalOcean Kubernetes as an easy-to-use solution.
Running Cloud Native Applications on DigitalOcean Kubernetes
An introduction to leveraging Kubernetes to manage and scale applications.