Review Devops Examples and Research

[pjhill]

Description

Get familiar with some of the key DevOps tools relevant to the work that we're currently doing.

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Tasks

Tasks are listed in order of priority

• [x] Research and suggest courses on - GitHub Actions (GHA) - Choose ONE:

  • [x] 1. GitHub Actions: Continuous Integration, Deployment & Automation (Udemy): Start with this course if you're new to GitHub Actions or need a comprehensive understanding of how it works and how to use it effectively.
  • [x] 2. Introduction to DevOps on AWS with GitHub Actions (Pluralsight): If you're primarily working in an AWS environment and want to integrate GitHub Actions into your AWS-based projects, consider this course.

• [x] Research and suggest courses on - Kubernetes (K8s)

  • [x] 3. Kubernetes with HELM: Kubernetes for Absolute Beginners CKA: -Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | GKE & CKA Deep Dive | Production grade K8s with HELM from Scratch
  • [ ] 4. Learn DevOps: Advanced Kubernetes Usage: -Covering Authentication, Authorization, Logging, Helm, Deploying with Spinnaker, Prometheus, Scheduling, and more

• [x] Research and suggest courses on - Terraform

  • [ ] 5. Terraform - Getting Started (Pluralsight): - If you need to work with infrastructure as code using Terraform, consider taking this course. It's particularly relevant if you're dealing with AL2 infrastructure.

• [ ] Research and suggest courses on - Other

  • [ ] 6. GitHub Learning Lab (GitHub): Use this resource as needed to practice and reinforce your GitHub Actions and Git skills. It's a flexible, hands-on platform.

• [ ] Review the following DevOps Examples/Resources:

  • [ ] GHA Workflows
    • [ ] This workflow is the CI pipeline for the front-end of the va.gov platform: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-website/blob/main/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
    • [ ] This workflow is the CI pipeline for the static content build for va.gov: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/content-build/blob/main/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
    • [ ] The collection of "How do I" articles here are very helpful for various DevOps tasks.
    • [ ] Get familiar with the list of resources as this page:

NOTE - Courses/training work beyond a 32-40 hour timebox will be moved to the backlog and prioritized for future sprints

Acceptance Criteria

• [ ] 32-40 hours have been invested in learning the courses listed above in order of priority
• [ ] Platform Devops examples have been reviewed
• [ ] Additional notes and questions have been reviewed with other Devops engineers

[pjhill]

Here are some GitHub Actions workflows to review -- This workflow is the CI pipeline for the front-end of the va.gov platform: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-website/blob/main/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml This workflow is the CI pipeline for the static content build for va.gov: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/content-build/blob/main/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml

[pjhill]

With regard to potential future support rotation work these are good resources --

• The collection of "How do I" articles here are very helpful for various DevOps tasks.

[JoeTice]

SPRINT 37 UPDATE - In Progress, nearly completed, will be finished during Sprint 38