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Microservices Fundamentals

Microservices Patterns

• Choreographing Services
• Presentation components
• Business Logic
• Database access logic
• Application Integration
• Modelling Microservices
• Integrating multiple Microservices

What and When to test

Preparing for deployment

Monitoring Microservice Performance

Tools used for Microservices Demo using container

Keeping it simple

• Avoiding Breaking Changes
• Choosing the right protocols
• Sync & Async
• Dealing with legacy systems
• Testing

• Overview of Hypervisor
• Introduction of VirtualBox
• Install VirtualBox and Creating CentOS7 and Ubuntu VMs
• Understanding Vagrant
• Basic Vagrant Workflow
• Advance Vagrant Workflow
• Working with Vagrant VMs
• The Vagrantfile

• Installing Nginx
• Provisioning
• Networking
• Sharing and Versioning Web Site Files
• Vagrant Share
• Vagrant Status
• Sharing and Versioning Nginx Config Files
• Configuring Synced Folders

• Introduction of AWS
• Understanding AWS infrastructure
• Understanding AWS Free Tier
• IAM: Understanding IAM Concepts
• IAM: A Walkthrough IAM
• IAM: Demo & Lab
• Computing: EC2: Understanding EC2 Concepts
• Computing: EC2: A Walkthrough EC2
• Computing: EC2: Demo & Lab
• Storage: EBS: Understanding EBS Concepts
• Storage: EBS: A Walkthrough EBS
• Storage: EBS: Demo & Lab
• Storage: S3: Understanding S3 Concepts
• Storage: S3: A Walkthrough S3
• Storage: S3: Demo & Lab

• Storage: EFS: Understanding EFS Concepts
• Storage: EFS: A Walkthrough EFS
• Storage: EFS: Demo & Lab
• Database: RDS: Understanding RDS MySQL Concepts
• Database: RDS: A Walkthrough RDS MySQL
• Database: RDS: Demo & Lab
• ELB: Elastic Load Balancer Concepts
• ELB: Elastic Load Balancer Implementation
• ELB: Elastic Load Balancer: Demo & Lab
• Networking: VPC: Understanding VPC Concepts
• Networking: VPC: Understanding VPC components
• Networking: VPC: Demo & Lab

• What is Virtualization?
• What is Containerization?
• Why Containerization?
• How Docker is good fit for Containerization?
• How Docker works?
• Docker Architecture
• Docker Installations & Configurations
• Docker Components
• Docker Engine
• Docker Image
• Docker Containers
• Docker Registry
• Docker Basic Workflow
• Managing Docker Containers
• Creating our First Image
• Understanding Docker Images
• Creating Images using Dockerfile
• Managing Docker Images
• Using Docker Hub registry
• Docker Networking
• Docker Volumes

• Deepdive into Docker Images
• Deepdive into Dockerfile
• Deepdive into Docker Containers
• Deepdive into Docker Networks
• Deepdive into Docker Volumes
• Deepdive into Docker CPU and RAM allocations
• Deepdive into Docker Config
• Docker Compose Overview
• Install & Configure Compose
• Understanding Docker Compose Workflow
• Understanding Docker Compose Services
• Writing Docker Compose Yaml file
• Using Docker Compose Commands
• Docker Compose with Java Stack
• Docker Compose with Rails Stack
• Docker Compose with PHP Stack
• Docker Compose with Nodejs Stack

a. Jira

• Overview of Jira
• Use cases of Jira
• Architecture of Jira
• Installation and Configuration of Jira in Linux
• Installation and Configuration of Jira in Windows
• Jira Terminologies
• Understanding Types of Jira Projects
• Working with Projects
• Working with Jira Issues
• Adding Project Components and Versions
• Use Subtasks to Better Manage and Structure Your Issues
• Link Issues to Other Resources
• Working in an Agile project
• Working with Issue Types by Adding / Editing / Deleting
• Working with Custom Fields by Adding / Editing / Deleting
• Working with Screens by Adding / Editing / Deleting
• Searching and Filtering Issues
• Working with Workflow basic
• Introduction of Jira Plugins and Addons
• Jira Integration with Github

b. Confluence

• Exploring Confluence benefits and resources
• Configuring Confluence
• Navigating the dashboard, spaces, and pages
• Creating users and groups
• Creating pages from templates and blueprints
• Importing, updating, and removing content
• Giving content feedback
• Watching pages, spaces, and blogs
• Managing tasks and notifications
• Backing up and restoring a site

Admin Tasks

• Add / Edit / Delete new users
• Adding group and setting permissions
• Managing user permissions
• Managing addons or plugins
• Customizing Confluence site

Installing Confluence

• Evaluation options for Confluence
• Supported platforms
• Installing Confluence on Windows
• Activating Confluence trial license
• Finalizing Confluence Installation

• Introduction
• Setup Java Development Environment
• Java Language Fundamental
• Arrays and Loops
• Java Methods
• Conditioning and Looping in Java

• Exception Handling
• Basics of OOPs in Java
• Create a Java Package using Jar
• Creating Basic Java Web Based application
• Create a Java Package using War
• Deploy Web App in Tomcat Environment

What is Python?

• Interpreted languages
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Downloading and installing
• Which version of Python
• Where to find documentation
• Running Python Scripts

Using Variables

• String types: normal, raw and Unicode
• String operators and expressions
• Math operators and expressions
• Writing to the screen
• Command line parameters
• Reading from the keyboard
• Flow Control

Structure of a Python Script

• Using the interpreter interactively
• Running standalone scripts under Unix and Windows
• Getting Started

About Flow Control

• Indenting is significant
• The if and elif statements
• while loops
• Using lists
• Using the for statement
• The range() function
• Sequence Data

List Operations

• list methods
• Strings are special kinds of lists
• tuples
• sets
• Dictionaries
• Defining Functions

Text File I/O Overview

• Opening a text file
• Reading text files
• Raw (binary) data
• Using the pickle module
• Writing to a text file
• Dictionaries and Sets

Syntax of Function Definition

• Formal parameters
• Global versus local variables
• Passing parameters and returning values
• Working with Files

Dictionary Overview

• Creating dictionaries
• Fetching keys or values
• Testing for existence of elements
• Deleting elements
• Errors and Exception Handling

What is Git?

• Understanding version control
• The history of Git
• About distributed version control
• Who should use Git?

Installing Git

• Installing Git on a Mac
• Installing Git on Windows
• Installing Git on Linux
• Configuring Git
• Exploring Git auto-completion
• Using Git help

Getting Started

• Initializing a repository
• Understanding where Git files are stored
• Performing your first commit
• Writing commit messages
• Viewing the commit log

Git Concepts and Architecture

• Exploring the three-trees architecture
• The Git workflow
• Using hash values (SHA-1)
• Working with the HEAD pointer

Making Changes to Files

• Adding files
• Editing files
• Viewing changes with diff
• Viewing only staged changes
• Deleting files
• Moving and renaming files
• Using Git with a Real Project
• Introducing the Explore California web site
• Initializing Git
• Editing the support phone number
• Editing the backpack file name and links

Undoing Changes

• Undoing working directory changes
• Unstaging files
• Amending commits
• Retrieving old versions
• Reverting a commit
• Using reset to undo commits
• Demonstrating a soft reset
• Demonstrating a mixed reset
• Demonstrating a hard reset
• Removing untracked files

Ignoring Files

• Using .gitignore files
• Understanding what to ignore
• Ignoring files globally
• Ignoring tracked files
• Tracking empty directories

Navigating the Commit Tree

• Referencing commits
• Exploring tree listings
• Getting more from the commit log
• Viewing commits
• Comparing commits

Branching

• Branching overview
• Viewing and creating branches
• Switching branches
• Creating and switching branches
• Switching branches with uncommitted changes
• Comparing branches
• Renaming branches
• Deleting branches
• Configuring the command prompt to show the branch

Merging Branches

• Merging code
• Using fast-forward merge vs. true merge
• Merging conflicts
• Resolving merge conflicts
• Exploring strategies to reduce merge conflicts
• Fast Forward Merge
• Three way Merge
• Rebasing

Stashing Changes

• Saving changes in the stash
• Viewing stashed changes
• Retrieving stashed changes
• Deleting stashed changes

Remotes

• Using local and remote repositories
• Adding a remote repository
• Creating a remote branch
• Cloning a remote repository
• Tracking remote branches
• Pushing changes to a remote repository
• Fetching changes from a remote repository
• Merging in fetched changes
• Checking out remote branches
• Pushing to an updated remote branch
• Deleting a remote branch
• Enabling collaboration
• A collaboration workflow

Tools and Next Steps

• Setting up aliases for common commands
• Using SSH keys for remote login
• Exploring integrated development environments
• Exploring graphical user interfaces
• Understanding Git hosting
• Conclusion

Tagging

• Lightweight tags
• Annotated tags
• Signed Tags
• Create tags in Git
• Create tags in Stash
• Checkout tags in Git
• How to view tags
• How to checkout tags

• What is Gradle?
• Why Gradle?
• Installing and Configuring Gradle
• Build Java Project with Gradle
• Build C++ Project with Gradle
• Build Python Project with Gradle

• Dependency Management in Gradle
• Project Structure in Gradle
• Gradle Tasks
• Gradle Profile and Cloud
• Gradle Properties
• Gradle Plugins

Artifactory

• Artifactory Overview
• Understanding a role of Artifactory in DevOps
• System Requirements
• Installing Artifactory in Linux
• Using Artifactory
• Getting Started
• General Information
• Artifactory Terminology
• Artifactory Repository Types
• Artifactory Authentication
• Deploying Artifacts using Maven
• Download Artifacts using Maven
• Browsing Artifactory
• Viewing Packages
• Searching for Artifacts
• Manipulating Artifacts

Packer — Getting to Know Packer

• What is Packer?
• Installing Packer
• The Packer workflow and components
• The Packer CLI

Baking a Website Image for EC2

• Select an AWS AMI base
• Automate AWS AMI base build
• Using build variables
• Provision Hello World
• Provision a basic site

Customization with a Config Management Tool

• Simplify provisioning with a config tool
• Use ansible to install the webserver
• Debugging

Building Hardened Images

• Use Ansible modules to harden our image
• Baking a Jenkins image

Building a Pipeline for Packer Image

• Validate Packer templates
• Create a manifest profile
• Testing
• CI pipeline

• Flask Overview
• Flask Installing and Configuring
• Flask Understanding Environment
• Flask Understanding Application
• Flask Understanding Routing
• Flask Understanding Variable Rules
• Flask Understanding URL Building
• Flask Understanding HTTP Methods

• Flask Understanding Templates
• Flask Understanding Static Files
• Flask Understanding Request Object
• Flask Understanding Sending Form Data to Template
• Flask Understanding Cookies
• Flask Understanding Sessions
• Flask Understanding Redirect & Errors

Introduction to Selenium

• What is Selenium?
• What are the components of Selenium?
• Understanding why Selenium is better than other tools?
• Advantages and disadvantage of Selenium

Selenium Hands-On

• What are the basic commands in Selenium?
• Commands to open and close a browser
• Get Commands
• Navigation Commands
• Switch Commands
• Interacting with WebElement

What are Web Elements and How to Locate Web Elements?

• Understanding Types & Techniques of Locators to locate WebElements
• Understanding What are Web Elements?
• How to customize Xpath to Locate various WebElements?
• Hands-on example with "NewTours" Web Application to experience Selenium Automation Execution

Hands-On With Various Examples

• Different types of Alerts — Simple, Confirmation and Prompt alert
• Handling modal dialog box and pop-ups
• Handling various windows using switch window commands
• Working with Drag and Drop of an element
• Understanding how we can handle element in drop down list
• Working with multiple selection of elements from a list of options
• Experiencing the Mouse Hovering action
• Experiencing the Keyboard and Mouse actions using the Action and Actions Class

• Introduction
• Fortify Software System Requirements
• Fortify Static Code Analyzer Installation Guide
• Analysis Process Overview
• Translating Java Code
• Translating .NET Code
• Translating C and C++ Code
• Translating JavaScript Code
• Translating Ruby Code
• Translating ABAP Code
• Translating Code for Mobile Platforms
• Translating Apex and Visualforce Code
• Translating Flex and ActionScript
• Translating COBOL Code
• Translating Other Languages

• Integrating into a Build
• Command-Line Interface
• Command-Line Utilities
• Troubleshooting
• Filtering the Analysis
• Scan Wizard
• Sample Files
• Configuration Options
• Fortify Static Code Analyzer Performance Guide
• Performance Improvement Tips
• Scan Quality and Performance
• Optimizing FPR File
• Monitoring Long Running Scans
• Troubleshooting

Overview

• Introduction
• About NGINX
• NGINX vs Apache
• Test your knowledge

Installation

• Server Overview
• Installing with a Package Manager
• Building Nginx from Source & Adding Modules
• Adding an NGINX Service
• Nginx for Windows
• Test your knowledge

Configuration

• Understanding Configuration Terms
• Creating a Virtual Host
• Location blocks
• Variables
• Rewrites & Redirects
• Try Files & Named Locations
• Logging
• Inheritance & Directive types
• PHP Processing
• Worker Processes
• Buffers & Timeouts
• Adding Dynamic Modules
• Test your knowledge

Performance

• Headers & Expires
• Compressed Responses with gzip
• FastCGI Cache
• HTTP2
• Server Push

Security

• HTTPS (SSL)
• Rate Limiting
• Basic Auth
• Hardening Nginx
• Test your knowledge
• Let's Encrypt — SSL Certificates

Why You Are Here?

• Introduction of Configuration Management
• Understand the problems in Servers config management
• Finding out the solutions for Servers config management
• What is Ansible
• Benefits of Ansible
• Ansible Vs Chef Vs Puppet

Lets Understand Ansible

• Ansible Architecture
• How Ansible Works?

Lets Get Started with Ansible

• Introduction to YAML
• Setup Ansible Development Environment
• Introduction of Ansible Commands lines
• Introduction of Ansible Modules
• Introduction of Ansible Play
• Introduction of Ansible Playbook
• Introduction of Ansible Configurations
• Introduction of Ansible Inventory

Lets Start Config Management Using Ansible

• Writing a Play Using Modules
• Writing a Playbook
• Writing a Inventory
• Running a Playbook in Local Server
• Running a Playbook in Remote Server

Popular Modules in Ansible

• The Setup Module
• The Command Module
• The Expect Module
• The RAW Module
• The Script Module
• The Shell Module
• The File Module
• The SELinux Module
• The SEBoolean Module
• The Copy Module
• The Cron Module
• The Include Module
• The Mount Module
• The User Module
• The Group Module
• The Mail Module
• The Git Module
• The Apt Module
• The Yum Module
• The Package Module
• The Service Module

Outlining Your Playbook

• Target Section
• Variable Section
• Task Section
• Handler Section
• Lookups

Understanding the Factors in Ansible

• Handlers in Ansible
• Variables in Ansible
• Register in Ansible
• Includes vs. Imports in Ansible
• Conditions in Ansible
• Loops in Ansible
• Blocks in Ansible
• Files operations in Ansible
• Templating (Jinja2) in Ansible
• Basic Error Handling in Playbooks
• Basic Troubleshooting in Ansible

Deep Dive into Ansible Inventory

• Using Hosts and Groups
• Behavioral Inventory Parameters
• Host Variables
• Group Variables
• Groups of Group
• Groups of Group Variables
• Splitting Out Host and Group Specific Data

Servers Management in Ansible

• Using Hosts and Groups
• Behavioral Inventory Parameters
• Host Variables
• Group Variables
• Groups of Group
• Groups of Group Variables
• Splitting Out Host and Group Specific Data

Roles in Ansible

• Understand Role Directory Structure
• Using Ansible Roles
• Ansible Role Duplication and Execution
• Ansible Role Default Variables
• Ansible Role Dependencies
• Embedding Modules and Plugins In Roles
• Ansible Role Search Path

Ansible Vault

• Use cases of Ansible Vault
• Creating Encrypted Files
• Editing Encrypted Files
• Rekeying Encrypted Files
• Encrypting Unencrypted Files
• Decrypting Encrypted Files
• Viewing Encrypted Files
• Using Ansible Vault

Deploying Your First Terraform Configuration

• Introduction
• What's the Scenario?
• Terraform Components
• Demo Time!

Configuring Resources After Creation

• Introduction
• What's the Scenario?
• Terraform Provisioners
• Terraform Syntax
• Demo Time!

Updating Your Configuration with More Resources

• Introduction
• Terraform State and Update
• What's the Scenario?
• Data Type and Security Groups
• Demo Time!

Adding a New Provider to Your Configuration

• Introduction
• What's the Scenario?
• Terraform Providers
• Terraform Functions
• Demo: Intro and Variable
• Demo: Resource Creation
• Demo: Deployment and Terraform Console
• Demo: Updated Deployment and Terraform Commands

Lets Understand Continuous Integration

• What is Continuous Integration
• Benefits of Continuous Integration
• What is Continuous Delivery
• What is Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration Tools
• Jenkins Vs TeamCity Vs Bamboo

What is Jenkins

• History of Jenkins
• Release of Jenkins
• Jenkins Vs Jenkins Enterprise

Jenkins Installation

• Prerequisites
• Installing Jenkins using Yum
• Installing Jenkins using Apt
• Installing Jenkins using MSI
• Installing Jenkins using Tomcat
• Installing as a Service
• Starting and Stopping Jenkins

Jenkins Dashboard Tour

• Understand Freestyle Project
• Freestyle General Tab
• Freestyle Source Code Management Tab
• Freestyle Build Triggers Tab
• Freestyle Build Environment
• Freestyle Build
• Freestyle Post-build Actions
• Manage Jenkins
• My Views
• Credentials
• People
• Build History

Creating a Simple Job

• Simple Java and Maven Based Application
• Simple Java and Ant Based Application
• Simple Java and Groovy Based Application
• Simple DOTNET and MSBuild Based Application
• Simple C++ using Batch Application

Jobs Scheduling in Jenkins

• Manually Building
• Build Trigger based on fixed schedule
• Build Trigger by script
• Build Trigger Based on pushed to git

Useful Jobs Configuration

• Jenkins Jobs parameterised
• Execute concurrent builds
• Jobs Executors
• Build Other Projects
• Build after other projects are built
• Throttle Builds

Jenkins Plugins

• Installing a Plugin
• Plugin Configuration
• Updating a Plugin
• Plugin Wiki
• Top 20 Useful Jenkins Plugins
• Using Jenkins Plugins Best Practices

Jenkins Node Management

• Adding a Linux Node
• Adding a Windows Node
• Nodes Management using Jenkins
• Jenkins Nodes High Availability

Jenkins Integration with Other Tools

• Jira
• Git
• SonarQube
• Maven
• JUnit
• Chef
• Puppet
• Ansible
• Docker
• AWS
• Jacoco
• Coverity
• Selenium
• Gradle
• Terraform
• Packer

Reports in Jenkins

• JUnit Report
• SonarQube Reports
• Jacoco Reports
• Coverity Reports
• Selenium Reports
• Test Results
• Cucumber Reports

Notification & Feedback in Jenkins

• CI Build Pipeline & Dashboard
• Email Notification
• Advance Email Notification
• Slack Notification

Jenkins Advance — Administrator

• Security in Jenkins
• Authorization in Jenkins
• Authentication in Jenkins
• Managing folder / subfolder
• Jenkins Upgrade
• Jenkins Backup
• Jenkins Restore
• Jenkins Command Line