VIScon Workshop: Cloud-Native DevOps: From Code to Production in One Afternoon
Startzeit 11.10.2025 14:00
Endzeit 11.10.2025 17:00
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This event is only available for VIScon Symposium or Hackathon participants, as well as Helpers! Please sign up for one of these events first!
Build a complete production-ready DevOps pipeline from scratch! Using GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes on a cloud VM, you will create an automated workflow that deploys code changes to a live website, including SSL certificates, custom DNS, and monitoring, all within a single workshop session.
Follow the journey of code from your laptop to production in this intensive hands-on workshop, where you'll build a professional-grade deployment pipeline that mirrors what tech companies use in production. Starting with just your code and ending with a live, monitored website accessible to the world.
The Complete Pipeline You'll Build:
- GitHub repository with automated CI/CD using GitHub Actions
- Build container images and push to GitHub Container Registry
- k3s Kubernetes cluster deployment on a cloud VM
- Automatic image pulls and deployments triggered by code commits
- Custom domain name with automated SSL certificate provisioning
- Basic monitoring dashboard to track your application's health
What You'll Learn:
- Modern GitOps workflows and best practices
- Container orchestration with lightweight Kubernetes (k3s)
- Infrastructure automation using GitHub Actions
- SSL/TLS certificate management with Let's Encrypt
- DNS configuration and domain management
- Application monitoring and observability fundamentals
- Security considerations for cloud deployments
Workshop Structure: We'll work through each component step-by-step, ensuring everyone understands both the "how" and the "why" behind each tool. Participants can bring their own cloud VM (SOSETH, Hetzner, etc.) or use pre-provisioned instances I'll provide. We'll start with a simple web application and progressively add complexity, culminating in a fully automated deployment that responds to every GitHub commit.
Who Should Attend: Perfect for students and developers who want to understand modern DevOps practices beyond basic tutorials. Some familiarity with Git, Docker, and the command line is helpful, but we'll cover the essentials as we go. Whether you're preparing for internships, planning personal projects, or just curious about how modern software deployment works, this workshop provides real-world skills.
Takeaways: You'll leave with a working production pipeline you can use for future projects, plus all configuration files, scripts, and a comprehensive guide to replicate and extend the setup. Most importantly, you'll understand how these tools work together and why this architecture is so powerful for modern software development.
About Me: My DevOps journey started at VIS and VSETH (2017-2022), where I co-led the migration of VSETH's entire infrastructure to a cloud-native Kubernetes setup through the SIP project. Now, as a Solution Architect at DeepJudge, I deploy complex applications across diverse environments using Kubernetes. There's something deeply satisfying about building systems that work seamlessly, and I'm excited to share that experience with you through hands-on learning.
Additional slots might become available later on. Please use the waiting list!
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Details and Prerequisites
Workshops may require items VIScon cannot provide (e.g., a Laptop) which you have to bring with you or to set up something (e.g., install software) that would otherwise take up a significant chunk of the workshop. You may also need knowledge in certain fields (e.g., how to program in a specific language). All of this information can be found in the following paragraphs, so you can decide whether you want/can participate in this workshop, or not.
What you have to bring to the workshop:
- a laptop
What you have to do before the workshop:
- Generate an SSH key pair (if you don't have one)
- If using Windows: Install an SSH client such as PuTTY
Knowledge requirements(/recommendations) for this workshop:
- Basic knowledge of using a terminal
FAQ
Why can't I sign up for this workshop?
If you signed up for the main event after the early access deadline (8:00pm, 18th of September), you can sign up from the 21st of September. But don't worry, we will send you a reminder when the sign up opens. Early access is our way to thank early supporters!
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