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Cloud and virtualisation

Containers with Docker, setting up machines by script, watching a service, keeping work in Git and choosing a cloud service.

5 lessons235 min lesson

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Container lab

    Fixing an app in a container (Docker)

    I can run and fix an app in a container.

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  2. 2 · Virtual machine lab

    Setting up every machine the same way (Ansible)

    I can set up a machine the same way every time.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Telling when a service is unwell (Prometheus)

    I can tell when a service is unwell.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    Keeping and sharing versions of your work (Git)

    I can keep and share versions of my work.

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  5. 5 · Container lab

    Choosing between your own server and the cloud

    I can choose between running my own server and a cloud service.

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