Testing and Validating Cluster Resilience (S9)

In this section, you will learn how to deploy applications, simulate failures, test cluster resilience, and verify that security and monitoring configurations are working correctly.

This is the ninth section in the series on building a production-ready Kubernetes cluster from scratch. Make sure you have completed the previous section before continuing here. The full list of lessons in the series can be found in the overview.

Lessons

• L26: Deploying Sample Applications

  Deploy example applications to test your Kubernetes cluster’s functionality and ensure that it’s correctly configured.

• L27: Simulating Node Failures and Recovery

  Simulate node failures and practice recovery procedures to validate the resilience of your Kubernetes cluster.

• L28: Verifying Security and Monitoring Configurations

  Verify that your security measures, monitoring tools, and configurations are working correctly to protect and maintain your cluster.

Getting Started

To get started with the section, head over to the twenty-sixth lesson to learn how to initialize the first control plane node in your Kubernetes cluster.

This is the 9th section of the guide Building a production-ready Kubernetes cluster from scratch. Make sure you have completed the previous section before continuing here. The full list of lessons in the guide can be found in the overview.

Lessons

• Lesson 26: Deploying Sample Applications

  Deploy example applications to test your Kubernetes cluster’s functionality and ensure that it’s correctly configured.

• Lesson 27: Simulating Node Failures and Recovery

  Simulate node failures and practice recovery procedures to validate the resilience of your Kubernetes cluster.

Getting Started

To get started with the section, head over to the first lesson in this section to