This comprehensive OpenShift guide takes you from container orchestration basics to enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform mastery, covering everything developers and DevOps engineers need to deploy and manage applications on Red Hat OpenShift.
1 - OpenShift Fundamentals
Understanding the OpenShift platform
1. Introduction to OpenShift
What is OpenShift, enterprise Kubernetes, and platform benefits
2. OpenShift Architecture
Master nodes, worker nodes, and control plane components
3. OpenShift Web Console
Navigating the web UI, projects, and resource management
2 - Application Deployment
Deploying and managing applications
1. Deployments & ReplicaSets
Managing application deployments and scaling
2. Services & Routes
Internal service discovery and external access
3. ConfigMaps & Secrets
Configuration management and sensitive data handling
3 - Source-to-Image (S2I)
Automated application building
1. S2I Fundamentals
Building applications from source code automatically
2. BuildConfigs & Builds
Managing build processes and build strategies
3. Image Streams
Managing container images and tags
4 - Advanced Features
Enterprise-grade capabilities
1. Operators & OperatorHub
Installing and managing operators for complex applications
2. OpenShift Pipelines
CI/CD with Tekton pipelines and GitOps
3. OpenShift Serverless
Knative-based serverless applications
5 - Security & Governance
Enterprise security and compliance
1. Security Contexts & RBAC
Role-based access control and security policies
2. Network Policies
Network segmentation and traffic control
3. Compliance & Auditing
Meeting regulatory requirements and audit trails
6 - Monitoring & Operations
Production monitoring and management
1. Monitoring & Alerting
Prometheus, Grafana, and application monitoring
2. Centralized Logging
ELK stack and log aggregation strategies
3. Backup & Disaster Recovery
Data protection and business continuity
OpenShift Concepts
Pods
Deployments
Services
Routes
S2I
BuildConfigs
Image Streams
Operators
RBAC
Network Policies
Pipelines
Serverless
Monitoring
Compliance
OpenShift main concepts covered in this learning path
Each post will contain practical examples, real-world scenarios, and hands-on exercises to help you master OpenShift from enterprise Kubernetes basics to advanced production deployments.
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