Setup Containers and DevOps Tooling

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Project outline:

• Automate Django as a Container
• Setup Local Django Environment
• Why we use Kubernetes
• Provision Kubernetes Cluster
• Running containers on Kubernetes
• Environment Variables with ConfigMaps
• Env Vars with K8s Secrets
• Kubernetes Way of Doing SSH
• Multiple Pods & K8s Secrets
• Managing Pods with Deployments
• Serve External Traffic with K8s Services
• Update Django Project and Rollout Changes
• Github Actions Workflow for Kubectl
• Github Actions as our Secrets Manager
• Setup Twingate Network and Client

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Note when configuring your buildpack environment variables in building your Django Containers:

• Use small caps when linking your project repository with your DOCKER_HUB_REPO (i.e. <your_docker_username>/<your_github_repo>)
• Use your Docker Username

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Provisioning Kubernetes Cluster:

• Using DigitalOcean to provision and spin up a Kubernetes Cluster.
• Exploring Kubernetes:
  • Blog post from DigitalOcean:
    • Kubernetes for Startups: Why, when and how to adopt?
    • Vanilla Kubernetes vs Managed Kubernetes
    • Is Kubernetes right for me?
  • Learn the Basics of Kubernetes
    • Installing kubectl from the Kubernetes website