Kubernetes Ecosystem and Operations

Secure a Kubernetes cluster using a combination of RBAC, Network Policies, and Pod Security Standards.

Manage application resource utilization and autoscaling using requests, limits, and the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA).

Create a Helm chart for an application and customize its configuration using a `values.yaml` file.

Use Helm template functions and control structures (if/else, range) to dynamically generate manifests.

Explain GitOps principles and deploy an application from a Git repository using ArgoCD.

Deploy and configure a Prometheus and Grafana stack for Kubernetes monitoring.

Deploy Fluent Bit as a DaemonSet for cluster-wide log collection and forwarding.

Explain the purpose of a service mesh and deploy a simple application with Linkerd to observe traffic.