Building a Production-Ready Kubernetes Platform
Design and deploy a production-ready Kubernetes platform with GitOps, observability, security, and developer self-service.
Lab Overview
This capstone lab brings together all CNPE concepts to build a complete production-ready Kubernetes platform.
You'll learn to:
- Design a platform architecture with core components
- Deploy GitOps-driven continuous delivery with Argo CD
- Implement observability with Prometheus and Grafana
- Configure security policies with Kyverno
- Create developer self-service with Backstage templates
This capstone project demonstrates the comprehensive skills needed for the CNPE certification and real-world platform engineering.
What You'll Learn
Design a production-ready platform architecture
Deploy and integrate core platform components
Implement GitOps workflows for applications
Configure platform observability and security
Prerequisites
cnpe-argocd-installation
cnpe-kyverno-policies
cnpe-security-scanning-pipeline
cnpe-audit-compliance
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) course
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