Google Cloud | Gce Reliability Engineering Using Terraform

10 stages of maturity of running apps in Google Cloud GCE with Terraform and Reliability Engineering principles.

What you'll learn

GCP Overview - Compute, Containers, Storage and Observability

GCE | Google Compute Engine - In-depth understanding, use cases and best practices

GCE best practices | concepts and implementation

Running production grade apps in GCE | 10 Stages of maturity

Provisions GCE resources using GCP Console

Provisions GCE resources via CLI using gcloud

Building compute images using Packer

IaC - Provisions GCE resources using Terraform

Apply Reliability Engineering principles to avoid single points of failure

Run a website with Observability in GCE with best practices incorporated

Grafana - One of the most popular visualization/monitoring tool

Requirements

A Mac or PC computer with access to the internet

No paid software required - we will use GCP free tier

High level understanding of GCP and the services it offers

Basic understanding of Terraform will help, although not a show-stopper

Description

Welcome to the Google Cloud | GCE Reliability Engineering using Terraform, the only course you need to get ready to be a rockstar Google Compute Engine expert.With ~5 hours of lectures, demos packed with industry experience, this course is without a doubt the most comprehensive GCE course available anywhere online. Even if you have zero understanding of running an app in GCE, this course will take you from a novice to a pro levels of proficiency. Here are the reasons why:- The course is taught by an industry expert on the subject, who is a daily practitioner himself.- The course has been updated to be 2023 ready and you'll be learning the latest tools and technologies used at large companies running their applications on Google Cloud.- The curriculum was developed over a period of 1 year, after a dry-run of the content with a private group of students. - The course is constantly updated with new content, with new projects and modules determined by students - that's you!We'll take you step-by-step through engaging video tutorials and teach you everything you need to know to succeed as a platform engineer running apps on GCEThe course includes around 5 hours of HD video tutorials and builds your expertise that enables you to be productive on the job.Throughout this course, we cover the 10 stages of maturity for running apps in GCE. Below are the 10 stages that I will handhold you through.- Stage 1 | Manual actions via GCP console- Stage 2 | Enable logging- Stage 3 | Use of Startup Scripts- Stage 4 | Complete automation using Bash scripts- Stage 5 | Automation using Packer built images- Stage 6 | IaC | Provision infrastructure using Terraform- Stage 7 | Create instances(VMs) from Instance Templates- Stage 8 | Reliability Engineering | Managed Instance Groups(MIG)- Stage 9 | Reliability Engineering | Load Balancer- Stage 10 | Remove External IPs and configure Cloud NAT and DNSBy the end of this course, you will be confident about running/hosting any kind of app on GCE - Google Compute Engine.Sign up today, and look forward to:- Video Lectures- Hands-on Demos- Resources and Cheatsheets- DownloadsREMEMBER… I'm so confident that you'll love this course that we're offering a FULL money-back guarantee for 30 days! So it's a complete no-brainer, sign up today with ZERO risk and EVERYTHING to gain.This course is the best way to get ready to rock day 1 on the job in Google Compute Engine.Don’t waste any more time wondering what course is best for you. You’ve already found it. Get started right away!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Instructor Introduction

Lecture 2 Instructor Coordinates

Lecture 3 Agenda

Lecture 4 GCP Free Tier Account and Initial Setup

Section 2: Introduction to GCP and GCE

Lecture 5 GCP Overview

Lecture 6 GCE - Google Compute Engine - Overview and Use Cases

Lecture 7 GCE Best Practices

Section 3: Demo | Introduction

Lecture 8 The 10 Stages of maturity or running apps in GCE

Lecture 9 Demo Apps - 2 Static HTML Websites and Grafana

Lecture 10 alias/commands frequently used throughout the course

Section 4: Stage 1 | Manual actions via GCP Console

Lecture 11 Steps involved and relevant commands

Lecture 12 Demo - Part 1 | Introduction

Lecture 13 Demo - Part 2 | Create VM CentOS

Lecture 14 Demo - Part 3 | Create VMs Debian

Lecture 15 Demo - Part 4 | Install Apache Webservers

Lecture 16 Demo - Part 5 | Install Grafana

Lecture 17 Demo - Part 6 | Configure Websites

Lecture 18 Demo - Part 7 | Configure Grafana

Lecture 19 Demo - Part 9 | Conclusion

Section 5: Stage 2 | Enable Logging

Lecture 20 Steps involved and relevant commands

Lecture 21 Demo - Part 1 | Introduction

Lecture 22 Demo - Part 2 | Install logging agent google-fluentd on debian

Lecture 23 Demo - Part 3 | Install logging agent google-fluentd on centos

Lecture 24 Demo - Part 4 | Validates our website logs from VMs in Cloud Logging and Grafana

Section 6: Stage 3 | Automate Initial Setup using Startup Scripts

Lecture 25 Introduction

Lecture 26 Startup Script | Centos | statichtml website

Lecture 27 Startup Script | Debian | statichtmlwithjs website

Lecture 28 Startup Script | Debian | Grafana

Lecture 29 Demo - Part 1 | Create VMs using Startup Scripts

Lecture 30 Demo - Part 2 | Resolving issue with Grafana VM

Lecture 31 Conclusion

Section 7: Stage 4 | Complete Automation using Bash Scripts

Lecture 32 Introduction

Lecture 33 Setup Variables for gcloud commands

Lecture 34 gcloud command to create VMs with startup script

Lecture 35 Create VMs

Lecture 36 Conclusion

Section 8: Stage 5 | Introducing Packer

Lecture 37 Introduction

Lecture 38 Install Script vs Startup Script

Lecture 39 Packer Configuration | statichtml CentOS

Lecture 40 Packer Configuration | statichtmlwithjs Debian

Lecture 41 Packer Configuration | Grafana Debian

Lecture 42 Build Packer Images

Lecture 43 Packer Commands

Lecture 44 Create VMs using Packer Images

Lecture 45 Troubleshoot issue with Debian VM

Lecture 46 Conclusion

Section 9: Stage 6 | Introducing Terraform

Lecture 47 Introduction

Lecture 48 Reference

Lecture 49 Reference Overview

Lecture 50 Demo Part 1 | Terraform Configuration Files

Lecture 51 Demo Part 2 | Provision Infrastructure

Lecture 52 Conclusion

Section 10: Stage 7 | Instance Templates

Lecture 53 Introduction

Lecture 54 Demo

Lecture 55 Conclusion

Section 11: Stage 8 | Managed Instance Groups (MIGs)

Lecture 56 Introduction

Lecture 57 Demo Part 1 | Terraform Configuration

Lecture 58 Demo Part 2 | Provision Resources

Lecture 59 Conclusion

Section 12: Stage 9 | Load Balancers

Lecture 60 Introduction

Lecture 61 Create Load Balancer via GCP Console

Lecture 62 Create Load Balancer via Terraform Scripts

Lecture 63 Conclusion

Section 13: Stage 10 | No external IP | Cloud NAT | DNS

Lecture 64 Introduction

Lecture 65 Command Reference

Lecture 66 Demo - Part 1 | Issue with Stage 9

Lecture 67 Demo - Part 2 | Remove Instance External IP, Implement Cloud NAT

Lecture 68 Demo - Part 3 | Configure DNS

Lecture 69 Conclusion

Section 14: Recap

Lecture 70 Recap

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