Kubernetes Basics
By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready
This comprehensive course will take you from beginner to confident practitioner in Kubernetes Basics. You'll learn industry-standard techniques and best practices used by professionals worldwide.
Through hands-on projects and real-world examples, you'll gain the skills needed to succeed in today's competitive tech landscape. Our curriculum is designed by industry experts with years of experience.
By the end of this course, you'll have a portfolio of projects to showcase your abilities and the confidence to apply your knowledge in professional settings.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 2: Linux and shell essentials
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 3: Containers with Docker
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Infrastructure as code basics
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 2: Kubernetes core objects
What you will build and prove
- Practice: Practice: Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready
- Project: Apply Kubernetes Basics
- Quiz: Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready check (pass 70%)
- Final assessment: Kubernetes Basics — course assessment (pass 70%)
Course journey
How this free course is structured — watch, practise, and progress module by module.
- Week 1: DevOps Foundations
- Week 2: Containers & Orchestration
- Week 3: CI/CD & Automation
- Week 4: DevOps Project
Practice
1 optional practice exercise — apply what you learned. Practice is not required to complete the course.
Assessment
- Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready check · pass mark 70%
- Kubernetes Basics — course assessment · pass mark 70%
Prove
Course completion means finishing required lessons , and the course assessment . That grants a certificate of completion — not a professional certification. Optional practice does not block completion.
Curriculum
Week 1: Week 1: DevOps Foundations
- Lesson 1: Install Kubernetes and get your environment ready Preview Practice 26min
- Lesson 2: Linux and shell essentials Preview 24min
- Lesson 3: Containers with Docker 45min
Week 2: Week 2: Containers & Orchestration
- Lesson 1: Infrastructure as code basics 23min
- Lesson 2: Kubernetes core objects 20min
- Lesson 3: Observability: logs, metrics, traces 20min
Week 3: Week 3: CI/CD & Automation
- Lesson 1: Infrastructure as code basics 16min
- Lesson 2: Kubernetes core objects 28min
- Lesson 3: Observability: logs, metrics, traces 21min
Week 4: Week 4: DevOps Project
- Lesson 1: Infrastructure as code basics 27min
- Lesson 2: Kubernetes core objects 35min
- Lesson 3: Observability: logs, metrics, traces 41min
Free to enroll — no purchase required.
Instructor: Africoders
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