Automating Kubernetes with GitOps is designed to teach you the key concepts on how to automate infrastructure using Gitops. It introduces core topics of DevOps, pipelines and Git and shows how to build images from code in an automated way. You will build on your knowledge of automating infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible and proceed with how to use GitOps operators in a Kubernetes environment and build a custom operator. Finally, you will also learn how to use operators provided by ecosystems, such as Tekton and Argo CD.
Automating Kubernetes with GitOps
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What you'll learn
Use DevOps, GitOps, and pipelines. Build Container Images using Dockerfile.
Run Applications in Kubernetes. Setup Kubernetes for GitOps. Build a custom GitOps operator and run it in Kubernetes.
Use advanced Kubernetes solutions to integrate the GitOps operator in Kubernetes.
Use GitOps solutions provided by the ecosystem, such as Argo CD, Jenkins, and Tekton.
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August 2025
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This module provides a comprehensive introduction to GitOps and DevOps practices for Kubernetes environments. Starting with foundational concepts, you’ll learn about pipelines, Git, and building container images. The curriculum progresses through infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible, then focuses on automating application delivery and deployment in Kubernetes using GitOps principles. You’ll explore CI/CD pipelines, managing secrets, zero-downtime updates, and advanced Kubernetes ecosystem tools like observability, Tekton Pipelines, Flux, and Argo CD, equipping you with practical skills to implement and manage modern, automated Kubernetes workflows.
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