# kelseyhightower/intro-to-kubernetes-workshop

Intro to Kubernetes Workshop

Repository: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/intro-to-kubernetes-workshop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/intro-to-kubernetes-workshop
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-07-31T15:40:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4335, "days_push": 1494, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1104, forks 353 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:36.281660+00:00)

## What it is
A hands-on workshop by Kelsey Hightower for learning Kubernetes fundamentals through guided labs. It covers provisioning a CoreOS cluster on Google Compute Engine, setting up PKI, deploying Kubernetes components manually, and managing pods, services, and rolling updates.

## Use cases
- learn kubernetes from scratch with hands-on labs
- understand how kubernetes components fit together
- set up a kubernetes cluster manually on GCE
- practice deploying pods and services on kubernetes
- learn kubernetes networking and PKI setup
- kubernetes workshop material for training sessions

## When to choose
- you want to deeply understand Kubernetes internals by building a cluster from scratch
- you are running a training or workshop on Kubernetes fundamentals
- you prefer guided, step-by-step labs over abstract documentation

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date Kubernetes content (labs target Kubernetes 1.0.4 and CoreOS, both long deprecated)
- you want a production-ready cluster setup tool rather than learning material
- you are not using Google Compute Engine or a similar cloud environment

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: cloud-computing, tutorials
- platform: cloud
- tags: kubernetes, workshop, hands-on-labs, coreos, google-cloud, tutorial, devops, containers, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- kelseyhightower/intro-to-kubernetes-workshop (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.281660+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:45:28.217135+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/intro-to-kubernetes-workshop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.281660+00:00, sha 6bdfaf3a1f5e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.