01. Core Concepts

• Docker vs. ContainerD (and Docker Deprecation)
• Pods and Pods with YAML
• Creating Pods with YAML
• ReplicaSets and Deployments
• Namespaces

02. Configuration

• Define, build, and modify container images
• Commands and Arguments (Docker vs. Kubernetes)
• Environment Variables, ConfigMaps, and Secrets
• Security in Docker and Security Contexts
• Resource Requirements (Requests and Limits)
• Service Accounts
• Taints and Tolerations vs. Node Affinity
• Node Selectors and Logging

03. Multi-Container Pods

• Multi-Container Pods (Sidecar, Adapter, Ambassador)
• Init Containers

04. Observability

• Readiness Probes and Liveness Probes
• Logging and Monitoring

05. POD Design

• Labels, Selectors, and Annotations
• Rolling Updates and Rollbacks
• Deployment Strategies: Blue-Green and Canary
• Jobs and Cron Jobs

06. Services & Networking

• Services: Cluster IP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
• Network Policies and Developing Network Policies
• Ingress Networking and Controllers

07. State Persistence

• Docker Storage vs. Kubernetes Volumes
• Persistent Volumes (PV) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)
• Why Stateful Sets? (Headless Services and Storage)

08. Security and Advanced Topics

• Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Control
• KubeConfig and API Groups
• Role Based Access Controls (RBAC) and Cluster Roles
• Admission Controllers (Validating and Mutating)
• API Versions and Deprecations
• Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) and Custom Controllers
• Operator Framework

09. Helm Fundamentals

• Helm Introduction and Installation
• Helm Concepts: Charts, Releases, and Repositories