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This course is an introductory course to Kubernetes with K3s and GKE. In this course, you will develop software with a microservice architecture that utilizes Kubernetes to serve software that scales and deploys automatically. And learn how to manage it all.
This course can not be completed with the faculty computers. Attendees need to provide their own computers with admin / superuser privileges.
Course details and starting instructions can be found in part 0.
Registration is only required for ECTS credits. The certificate does not require registration or separate sign up.
You should also read the studies.helsinki.fi page. That page also includes information about target group, enrolment instructions, recommended reading and most importantly deadlines for enrollment.
Enrollment closes 30.6.2022
The following are suggestions on what you should complete before joining the course. These are not mandatory, but it's recommended that you..
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are familiar with containers (probably from DevOps with Docker).
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are able to independently develop web software (probably from Full Stack Web Development).
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have knowledge of SQL databases (probably from Introduction to Databases).
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know basics of networking (probably from Introduction to Data Communication).
The summer 2022 iteration of the course is open for a shorter time period and includes deadlines for each week. Here is a timetable:
Part | Opens | Deadline |
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Part 1 | 16.05 | 01.07 |
Part 2 | 23.05 | 10.07 |
Part 3 | 30.05 | 31.07 |
Part 4 | 06.06 | 07.08 |
Part 5 | 13.06 | 14.08 |
Even though we have locked away some parts, the material is still available on the GitHub page https://github.com/kubernetes-hy/kubernetes-hy.github.io/tree/master/data. However, you won't be able to submit anything early or late!
We have partnered with Unity!

Unity Helsinki is home to our Monetization, Engineering and Data Science teams as well as R&D, Infrastructure, HR and Recruitment teams. Currently, we are roughly 200 employees strong with over 30 nationalities presented and we continue to grow!
Here in Helsinki we mostly build pretty cool things around machine learning, data, dashboards, ad targeting, graphics. The tech stack we mostly deal with are JavaScript, Python, Java, AWS, Tensorflow, Kubernetes etc.
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