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Setting Up Your Environment for Developing Kubernetes Operators

Hey, Gurus! Welcome to the *Setting Up Your Environment for Developing Kubernetes Operators* hands-on lab. In this lab, we will install all the tools needed to start developing a Kubernetes operator in Go.

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Level

Intermediate

Duration

45m

Published

Jun 20, 2022

Challenge

Install Docker and Log In to Docker Hub
In the command line:
1. Install Docker.
2. Create a group called docker and add your user to it.
3. Enable the docker service.
4. Start the docker service.
5. Log in to Docker Hub from the command line.
Link to Docker Hub Sign-Up
Challenge

Install Go

Install the Go programming language.
Challenge

Install kubectl
In the command line:
1. Install kubectl.
2. Make the binary file executable.
3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.
Challenge

Install kind and Create the Cluster
In the command line:
1. Install kind.
2. Make the binary file executable.
3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.
4. Create the cluster operator-dev.
5. Change the context so you can use the cluster you created.
Challenge

Install Operator SDK and Enable OLM
In the command line:
1. Install the Operator SDK.
2. Make the binary file executable.
3. Move the binary file to a directory in your path.
4. Enable the Operator Lifecycle Manager.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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