Mastering CI CD for Kubernetes on AKS |

In this video, we dive into the intricacies of deploying your Kubernetes applications to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using robust CI/CD practices. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, this video covers essential concepts and practical steps to streamline your deployment process.

*Key Points Covered:*

1. *Automated Deployment Workflow with GitHub Actions:*
Learn how to set up an automated CI/CD pipeline that integrates seamlessly with your AKS cluster. We'll leverage GitHub Actions to trigger builds, and deployments whenever code changes occur. The Github actions workflow is generated using AKS Deployment option

2. *Securing Secrets and Credentials:*
Discover best practices for managing secrets and avoiding the pitfalls of storing sensitive information in your source control. We'll demonstrate how to securely handle credentials during the CI/CD process using Github secrets.

3. *Least Privilege Access:*
Understand the importance of granting minimal permissions when connecting to Azure Container Registry (ACR) and AKS. We'll walk through role-based access control (RBAC) configurations to ensure a secure and efficient deployment pipeline.

4. *Helm Chart Deployment:*
Leverage Helm charts to package and version your Kubernetes applications. We'll demonstrate how to seamlessly integrate Helm charts to deploy multiple services into your CI/CD pipeline.


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- 🔗 Github actions quickstart - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/qu...
- 🔗 Automated deployment for AKS preview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...

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▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱ Chapters⏱ ▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Quick overview of CI CD
04:15 - AKS Automated Deployment
05:10 - Setup GitHub workflow
09:00 - Approve Pull Request fro GitHub Workflow
10:00 - Review contnets of GitHub workflow for CI CD
11:00 - CI CD pipeline overview
11:45 - GitHub Actions jobs
13:20 - Build container images using Docker Compose
15:25 - Inspect Docekr Compose file to see how commit hash is added as tag of the image
17:20 - Trigger CI build to generate container images
19:55 - Grant permission to the Azure AD / Entra user
21:50 - Verify published images in Azure Container Registry
24:50 - CD stage to deploy application using Helm chart
26:10 - Verify deployed Kubernetes resources using Lens
28:15 - Fix the issue related to container image mismatch using Chart overrides
34:30 - GitHub Actions deploy job details
38:20 - Recap of the whole CI CD process
41:05 - Advantages of using CI CD
44:25 - Things not covered in this video
47:55 - summary

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