Building Platform Abstractions with Crossplane
Create platform abstractions using Crossplane Compositions to enable developer self-service in a minikube environment.
Lab Overview
This hands-on lab teaches you to build platform abstractions using Crossplane Compositions in a minikube environment for fast development.
You'll learn to:
- Design and create Composite Resource Definitions (XRDs) with comprehensive schema validation
- Build Compositions that provision 13 AWS resources per database claim
- Implement complete AWS networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, internet gateway, routing)
- Create developer-friendly APIs that hide infrastructure complexity
- Use PatchSets to eliminate duplication and ensure consistency
- Implement environment-aware configurations using map transforms
- Test real database connectivity with PostgreSQL
- Validate production-ready platform functionality
This lab demonstrates advanced platform engineering patterns while using minikube for rapid iteration and learning.
Prerequisites
Setting Up Your Crossplane Platform Lab
Working with AWS Managed Resources Lab
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the Crossplane 101: Platform Engineering Fundamentals course
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