Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Prometheus

Servers and Metrics in Prometheus

Prometheus and Grafana

Installing a Prometheus Environment

Lesson Summary

In this module, you will learn about Prometheus, its main features, and its core metrics. Moreover, it also explains the working of Prometheus and its installation. The collaboration between Prometheus and Grafana (along with their use cases) has also been explained.

Fundamentals of Prometheus Software - Performance Monitoring for IT Systems - Assessment

This free online course will walk you through the basic workings of Prometheus and its installation.

Fundamentals of Prometheus Software - Performance Monitoring for IT Systems

Prometheus is one of the most renowned open-source products used to monitor the health of systems in different IT infrastructures. This introductory course covers various fundamental aspects of this product, including its working, data collection method, and monitoring. It also discusses the collaboration between Prometheus and Grafana and their real-world use cases, along with the installation of this software.

What is Amazon ECS?

Setting Up the Environment

ECS Components

In this module, you will learn about Amazon ECS service, and see how it ranks among competitors. You will also learn to set up the needed developer environment for developing and deploying the Rails app with Docker and AWS. Finally, you will learn about the various components of the ECS service and its functions.

Developing the Rails App

Preparing to Deploy the App

Understanding AWS Pricing

In this module, we will focus on using Docker to develop the Ruby on Rails application that would be deployed on AWS. You will learn to dockerise an application and run it locally, as well as how to configure Nginx and set up S3 buckets. Also, you will be introduced to pricing in AWS and learn techniques to reduce the cost of hosting your app.

Production Clusters and Private Repositories

Scheduling Services & Pushing Changes

Doman Names and SSL

In this module, we will go over the process involved in deploying a dockerised application on AWS. You will learn to create production clusters, spin multiple containers, schedule services, and automate deployments with a script. Also, you will learn to link your app to a domain name, and create free SSL certificates with ACM.

Scaling a Web App with Docker on AWS – Course assessment

Learn to develop and deploy a scalable Ruby application using Docker and Amazon Web Services in this free online course.

Scaling a Web App with Docker on AWS

Docker provides a useful infrastructure solution for developing and deploying apps while Amazon Web Services is an inexpensive, feature-rich cloud platform for hosting apps and data. The two services yield a handy solution for developing and managing apps when used in tandem. In this short course, we will combine the power of AWS and Docker containers in developing, testing and deploying scalable web applications. Sign up today!

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