2023 Comprehensive DevOps Training Course Outline – Argo, Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes, Terraform and More

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2023 course core content unchanged, expanding Argo suite practice! (Argo suite practice includes Workflow, CD, Rollout, Events product practice and is regularly updated via recorded videos.)

Planned start dates: 2023/03/12 or 2023/03/19 Live class time: Sunday mornings 09:00‑12:00 (recorded replay available for one year)

Course link: https://app7x5jejrv6551.h5.xiaoeknow.com/p/course/big_column/p_63f8b8d9e4b06159f740d86b

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Course Content

Chapter Name

Sections

00- Course Introduction

- Course overview

- Content modules

- Learning methods

- Course link

- Documentation link

- Live Q&A

01- DevOps Fundamentals

- Isolation between Dev and Ops

- What is DevOps?

- Traditional release models

- Problems with manual operations

- Continuous Integration concepts

- Continuous Deployment concepts

- Benefits of CI/CD

- CI/CD stages

- DevSecOps overview

- GitOps overview

- ChatOps overview

- Project information collection

- DevOps toolchain

02- Introduction to CI Systems

- Jenkins overview

- Jenkins use cases

- Jenkins features

- Install and configure Jenkins Server

- Configure Jenkins plugin sources

- Install and configure Jenkins Agent

- Jenkins data directory management

- Jenkins project types

- Jenkins build methods

- Jenkins user management

- Jenkins authorization

- Reset admin password

- Jenkins credentials management

- Jenkins data backup

- Jenkins version upgrade

- Jenkins BlueOcean

03- Jenkins Pipeline

- Pipeline overview

- Pipeline components

- Create first pipeline

- What is a Jenkinsfile?

- Pipeline syntax types

- Snippet generator

- Declarative syntax generator

- Global variables

- Replay debugging

- pipeline{}, agent{}, stages{}, post{}

- environment{}, options{}, parameters{}

- trigger{}, input{}, when{}, parallel{}

- Groovy basics, data types, strings, lists, maps, conditionals, loops, exception handling, functions

- Shared library overview, definition, usage

04- GitLab Version Control Practice

- What is GitLab?

- GitLab installation and deployment

- Namespaces, members, groups

- Project management, Git push, project visibility

- Basic user operations, role management

- GitLab version updates, webhook triggers, email notifications

05- GitLab CI/CD Practice

- GitLab CI/CD overview

- GitLab Runner installation and deployment

- Runner registration methods

- Runner types and configuration

- Create first pipeline

- Pipeline development tools and settings

- Pipeline syntax: stages, variables, jobs, execution modes, allow_failure, when, retry, timeout, rules, needs, parallel

- Trigger methods: workflow, skip commit, manual trigger, API trigger

- Template library practice, extend, include, commit stage pipelines

06- Jenkins & GitLab Integration

- GitLab triggers Jenkins builds

- Retrieve data passed from GitLab

- Write pipelines for automatic versioning

- Write pipelines for manual versioning

- Email notifications

07- Project Build Tool Practice

- Introduction to build tools

- Maven overview and project configuration

- Jenkins integration with Maven

- Gradle overview and project configuration

- Jenkins integration with Gradle

- NPM overview and Jenkins integration

- Comprehensive practice: shared library configuration

08- SonarQube Code Quality Platform Practice

- SonarQube overview

- SonarQube installation

- Install Chinese language plugin

- SonarScanner installation

- Scan project code

- Pipeline integration via CLI and plugin

- SonarQube API extensions

- Multi‑branch code scanning

- Associate scan results with Commit ID

09- Nexus Artifact Repository Practice

- Artifact repository overview

- Nexus3 product introduction

- Nexus3 installation steps

- Configure Maven private repository

- Upload artifacts with Maven commands

- Upload artifacts via Jenkins plugins

- Read POM files to upload artifacts

- Retrieve package paths via Jenkins plugins

- Nexus API artifact upload

- Jenkins + Nexus API upload

10- Infrastructure Environment Management

- Terraform basics

- Terraform syntax

- Terraform extended configuration

- Terraform backend configuration

- Terraform on Alibaba Cloud

- Terraform on Tencent Cloud

- Terraform on Huawei Cloud

- Terraform with Docker

- Terraform with Kubernetes

11- Cloud VM CI/CD Practice

- Prepare basic environment

- Define release standards

- Branch development model

- Debug CI pipelines

- Manual application release

- CD pipeline: download artifacts

- CD pipeline: Ansible deployment

- CD pipeline: release strategies

- CD pipeline: rollback (two methods)

12- Kubernetes CI/CD Practice

- Docker basics

- Kubernetes basics

- Basic K8s CI configuration

- Add image build steps to CI

- Manual K8s CD deployment

- Automated K8s CD deployment

- Add application rollback to CD

- Optimize GitOps pipelines

- HELM manual chart release

- HELM CI pipeline configuration

- Add chart upload steps - HELM CD chart release - ArgoCD manifest deployment - ArgoCD Helm chart deployment