README.md

Containers Lab notes

Prerequisites:

• OS: Windows 10 / Linux / MacOS
  • For Windows 7 users - use Docker Toolbox for Windows 7
  • Alternative: Deploy Docker on Ubuntu VM in Azure, detailed instructions here
• Docker on local OS: https://www.docker.com/community-edition#/download
• Azure CLI 2.0: https://azure.github.io/projects/clis/
• Optional: Visual Studio Code https://code.visualstudio.com + extensions:
  • YAML https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=adamvoss.yaml
  • Docker https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=PeterJausovec.vscode-docker
  • Python https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python
  • C# https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.csharp
  • Azure Resource Manager Tools https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msazurermtools.azurerm-vscode-tools
  • Visual Studio Team Services https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vsts.team
  • Azure Account https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.azure-account
  • Azure CLI Tools https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.azurecli
  • NuGet Package Manager https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jmrog.vscode-nuget-package-manager

Presentation decks

• Application Modernization strategies
• Microservices patterns
• DevOps / VSTS

Note for Azure Trial subscriptions

To create ACS cluster on Azure Trial subscription, first register services:

az provider register -n Microsoft.Compute  
az provider register -n Microsoft.ContainerService  
az provider register -n Microsoft.Storage  
az provider register -n Microsoft.Network

Then remember to add --agent-count 1 to az acs command:

az group create -n YOUR_RESOURCE_GROUP -l westeurope

az acs create --orchestrator-type kubernetes --resource-group YOUR_RESOURCE_GROUP --name YOUR_CLUSTER_NAME --agent-count 1 --generate-ssh-keys --verbose  

Resources

Attendees guide: https://github.com/palma21/k8slab

if you get stuck - its a really good idea to use: https://github.com/palma21/k8slabproctor

Advanced Kubernetes lab: https://github.com/tkubica12/kubernetes-demo

https://github.com/deis-proserv/trex

https://github.com/kubernetes-up-and-running/examples

https://github.com/automatecloud/docker-ee-demos

Notes

To get kubernetes dashboard up and running use:

kubectl proxy

127.0.0.1:8001 add the following to the end: /     

Use this if you cannot share your c drive:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/stevelasker/2016/06/14/configuring-docker-for-windows-volumes/     Symantec AV protection can block kubectl get-credential command while running inside Linux sub system for Windows. Sudo apt-get update also fails.

Contact

Bartłomiej Zass, linkedin.com/in/zassb/, [email protected]