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Configure Ansible Vault integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management

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Configure Ansible Vault integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management

Learn how to combine Ansible Vault with HashiCorp Vault using the community.hashi_vault collection, AppRole authentication, and least-privilege policies for production-grade secrets management in playbooks.

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monitoring Advanced

Configure Kubernetes network monitoring with Hubble and Cilium for traffic visibility

Enable Hubble on Cilium to get real-time eBPF-based flow visibility, deploy Hubble UI and Relay, and integrate flow metrics with Prometheus and Grafana for full Kubernetes network observability.

75 min 4 distros 197 views
devops Advanced

Implement Istio multi-cluster canary deployments and traffic splitting

Build a primary-remote Istio multi-cluster mesh with shared trust domain, then run progressive canary rollouts using DestinationRule subsets, weighted VirtualServices and metrics-based promotion across clusters.

90 min 4 distros 280 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kubernetes secrets management with External Secrets Operator and HashiCorp Vault

Learn how to deploy External Secrets Operator on Kubernetes, integrate it with HashiCorp Vault using the Kubernetes auth method, and sync secrets via SecretStore and ClusterSecretStore resources with production-grade RBAC and monitoring.

75 min 4 distros 432 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Jaeger with Istio service mesh for distributed tracing

Learn how to integrate Jaeger with Istio service mesh to get end-to-end distributed tracing across Kubernetes microservices, including sidecar injection, trace sampling, and ingress gateway access to the Jaeger UI.

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security Advanced

Implement Kubernetes security scanning with Falco and OPA Gatekeeper for runtime protection

Set up comprehensive Kubernetes security with Falco for runtime threat detection and OPA Gatekeeper for admission control policy enforcement. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and custom security policies.

45 min 4 distros 655 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure OpenTelemetry custom metrics for application monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana

Set up OpenTelemetry SDK to collect custom application metrics, export them to Prometheus for storage, and visualize performance data in Grafana dashboards with automated alerting.

45 min 4 distros 907 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kubernetes RBAC with service accounts and role-based access control

Configure Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC) with service accounts, roles, and role bindings to enforce secure access policies and namespace isolation in your cluster.

45 min 4 distros 869 views
devops Advanced

Integrate ArgoCD with External Secrets Operator for secure Kubernetes secret management

Set up External Secrets Operator to sync secrets from HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager into your ArgoCD GitOps workflow, enabling secure automated secret management across multiple environments without storing sensitive data in Git repositories.

45 min 4 distros 1,009 views
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Configure ArgoCD Image Updater for automated container deployments

Set up ArgoCD Image Updater to automatically detect and deploy new container image versions in your GitOps workflow. Includes Git repository integration, webhook configuration, and monitoring setup.

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networking Advanced

Implement Consul multi-datacenter replication with WAN federation

Set up Consul WAN federation to replicate services and configuration across multiple datacenters with ACL token replication, health monitoring, and automatic failover capabilities.

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Configure Istio security policies with external authorization services integration

Set up comprehensive Istio security policies with external authorization services, JWT validation, and RBAC integration for enterprise-grade service mesh security and compliance.

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