Golang For DevOps And Cloud Engineers

Learn by example how to use Go (Golang) with REST APIs, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, GitHub, Kubernetes, and more

Created by: Edward Viaene
DevOps & Cloud Specialist

What Will I Learn?

• Learn Golang basics by example
• Learn how to use Golang as a DevOps or Cloud Engineer with industry specific use-cases
• Learn how to use the AWS Go SDK
• Learn how to use the Azure Go SDK
• Learn how to use the Kubernetes API and Go SDK
• Integrate with GitHub Webhooks in Go
• Write your own Identity Provider (IdP) with OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Write your own SSH Server and Client in Go
• Create an openssl-alike command line utility to create X.509 Certificates to run an https-secured webserver
• Integrate Let's Encrypt certificates and use mutual TLS (mTLS) between services
• Write your own DNS Server (Resolver) in Go, using only official Golang libraries

Requirements

• Some scripting or programming experience will be a plus, as not every foundational concept will be explained
• If you're planning to use AWS or Kubernetes with Go, you'll need some basic AWS/Kubernetes experience

Target audience

• DevOps or Cloud Engineers looking to start using Golang
• Anyone with an interest in Golang
• Anyone who'd like to use Golang to integrate with AWS / Kubernetes / REST APIs