Workshop

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to build powerful infrastructure management tools using Kubernetes (K8s) Operators written in Go. Kubernetes Operators extend the functionality of Kubernetes by automating complex, domain-specific tasks, and managing custom resources at scale. Through this workshop, attendees will gain a deep understanding of the Operator pattern, best practices in Operator development, and how Go can be used to create robust, production-grade Operators.

Key topics covered will include:

• Introduction to Kubernetes Operators: What they are, why they’re needed, and how they fit into the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Deep dive into the Operator Framework: Building, testing, and deploying Operators with Go.
• Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and how to manage lifecycle events of custom resources.
• Best practices for error handling, reconciliation loops, and scalability in Operator development.
• Hands-on labs: Writing a simple Operator in Go to manage real-world infrastructure resources.
• Advanced Operator patterns, including status management, handling upgrades, and building for high availability.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have practical experience building a functional Kubernetes Operator using Go, along with the foundational knowledge needed to develop custom tools for automating and managing infrastructure at scale.

Prerequisites for this workshop:

• git
• github account(optional)
• golang our main language of the workshop(https://go.dev/doc/install)
• any favorite IDE(i.e VS code)
• kind for setting up local k8s cluster(https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/)
• docker(https://docs.docker.com/desktop/)
• Helm(https://helm.sh/)
• operator-sdk (https://sdk.operatorframework.io/)

Number of participants: The maximum number of participants at this workshop is 40.

Room “Seminar” / 1st floor

Senior Golang Engineer

With over 13 years of experience in the computer software industry, I am a seasoned Software Engineer adept at crafting Cloud Native applications and Web applications, primarily