Getting started with DevOps

A good read

https://medium.com/@devfire/how-to-become-a-devops-engineer-in-six-months-or-less-366097df7737

*** Disclaimer! This post is still under review and contents might change over time. ***

Install Kubernetes

• VT-x or AMD-v virtualization must be enabled in your computer’s BIOS.
• Install a Hypervisor (ex: VirtualBox)
• Install kubectl
• https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.13.0/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe
• Add PATH entry.
• Install Minikube
• https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v0.33.1/minikube-installer.exe
• Validate instalaltion
• minikube start
• minikube status
• minikube get-k8s-versions

Install Terraform

• Download executable file.
• https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.11/terraform_0.11.11_windows_amd64.zip
• Add PATH entry. 

Install  Ansible

• Coming soon

Install  Git 

• Download Git.
• https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.20.1.windows.1/Git-2.20.1-64-bit.exe
• Online repository. 
• https://github.com

Install Docker 

• Install Docker Toolbox for Windows
• https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe 
• Skip Virtualization environment check
• Go to C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox and edit start.sh file.
• Change below line.
• "${DOCKER_MACHINE}" create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-no-vtx-check $PROXY_ENV "${VM}"
• Add Windows Firewall rule
• Add Inbound Rule (Custom) 
• Add NW IP range (Public Profile) 
• Verify Docker installation
• $ docker --version

Install Jenkins

• Download Jenkins
• http://mirrors.jenkins-ci.org/windows-stable/latest 
• Check installation
• http://localhost:8080

Install Gradle 

• Download binaries.
• https://downloads.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.2-bin.zip
• Extract and add PATH entry.
• Verify the installation.
• gradle -v