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Install and Configure Kubernetes
In this lab, you’ll practice the installation and basic configuration of a Kubernetes cluster. When you’re finished, you’ll have set up a Kubernetes cluster. Furthermore you have the configuration ready to deploy your first test application running on this cluster.

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Challenge
Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Receive Kubernetes Init Information
To start the lab, you'll get the kubeadm init information that is necessary to join a worker node to the cluster. Time to dive in!
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Join a Worker Node to Your K8s Cluster
In this challenge, you'll join a worker node to the kubernetes cluster you set up in the previous challenge.
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Assign Role to Worker Node and Create Namespace
You'll now first assign a role to the worker node, and will then create a Kubernetes namespace to use it for your workloads later on!
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Run an Application on Your Kubernetes Cluster
In this challenge you will create a yaml manifest and apply it to the control-plane. You use this manifest to create and run the first application on your cluster!
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Scale the Nginx Deployment to Two Replicas
Now that you've successfully deployed nginx, you will explore Kubernetes scalability by expanding the deployment to handle more traffic. In this challenge, you'll scale your nginx deployment to two replicas.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.