Full Kubernetes tutorial on Docker, KinD, kubectl, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana

This end-to-end tutorial covers the following: * Setting up your first Kubernetes cluster with KinD * Installing Docker Desktop, KinD, kubectl, Helm * Installing the Kube Prometheus Stack Helm Chart that provides Grafana and Prometheus * Understanding and customizing Helm Charts * Showing you how the different components interact in your KinD cluster * Port-forwarding an application * Installing an application through Kubernetes YAML Manifests * How Service and Deployments in Kubernetes interact * How to use a ServiceMonitor for Prometheus * Verify access to metrics in Prometheus * Setting up a Grafana Dashboard ALL OF THE ABOVE in this tutorial Here is the blog post with the written version of everything covered in this video: https://anaisurl.com/full-kubernetes-tutorial/ Repository with the additional resources: https://github.com/Cloud-Native-Security/github-exporter/tree/main ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation links for the different tools covered in this video: * KinD Installation https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installation * Docker Desktop installation for Mac: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/mac-install/ * Docker Desktop installation for Windows: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install/ * kubectl installation: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-macos/ * Helm installation: https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Kubernetes tutorials that can be helpful to better understand the content covered in this video: * Practical Introduction to Helm: https://youtu.be/hOaA_VYhKV8 * Create a Helm Chart For YOUR Application: https://youtu.be/dvQErXPnjtI * Manage Your Helm Chart with Helm Commands: https://youtu.be/puuieUIRyjw * Kubernetes Deployment: https://youtu.be/S39JmiFsheM * Kubernetes Services: https://youtu.be/4_felE4hMog * Kubernetes Pods: https://youtu.be/fCpv7xSEyEI ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Resources used in this video: * Repository with the deployment resources: https://github.com/Cloud-Native-Security/github-exporter/tree/main * 100 Days of Kubernetes repository mentioned: https://github.com/100daysofkubernetes/100DaysOfKubernetes * The container image on my Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/anaisurlichs/gh-exporter/tags * The kube-prometheus-stack Helm Chart: https://github.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/kube-prometheus-stack ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly DevOps Newsletter: * Subscribe to my Weekly DevOps Newsletter: https://anaisurl.com/newsletter/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🕒Timestamps🕒 00:00 - Introduction to the tutorial 02:00 - What's in the blog post 03:43 - Install Docker Desktop 05:41 - Docker Hub Overview 07:06 - KinD Kubernetes Installation 08:00 - Install Kubectl 08:52 - Create a Kubernetes Cluster 09:46 - Verify Kubernetes Installation 12:20 - Kubernetes Namespaces 15:53 - Installing Helm 18:08 - Understanding Helm Charts 21:02 - Installing the kube-prometheus-stack Helm Chart 22:55 - Customising the Helm Chart through values.yaml 26:15 - What are ServiceMonitors 32:20 - Installing the Helm Chart 33:42 - Deployments, Pods and Services 35:54 - Port-forwarding a Service 39:15 - Customising our Application Deployment 47:06 - How Services and Deployments are connected 50:18 - Creating a ServiceMonitor 54:04 - Querying Metrics in Prometheus 54:47 - Setting up our Grafana Dashboard 57:35 - Everything we did in this tutorial 59:39 - Outro