Kubernetes for SREs — Lesson 00: Welcome (Platform Engineering Mindset)

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🟦 Welcome to the Kubernetes Beginners Guide for Platform/SRE engineers. This is NOT app deployment 101 — this is the cluster ops deep-dive that takes you from zero to CKA-grade platform engineer in 13 lessons. In this intro: what makes K8s different from "just running containers", why the SRE mindset (OBSERVE → DIAGNOSE → ACT → DOCUMENT) is the spine of production K8s, and the full 13-lesson roadmap covering FOUNDATIONS → DAILY → ADVANCED → PROFESSIONAL → 🏆 GRAD. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro: why platform engineering ≠ app dev 01:30 The SRE 4-step loop explained 02:15 The 13-lesson curriculum 03:30 Tag system: how skills compound 04:45 Tools you'll be using (kubectl, kubeadm, Prometheus, Argo CD) 05:30 What you'll be able to do by lesson 12 📚 SERIES PLAYLIST: 🌐 More at https://dargslan.com 🏷 #Kubernetes #SRE #PlatformEngineering #K8s #DevOps