Polycrate Essentials
Workshop

Learn Polycrate - Infrastructure-as-Code for collaborative DevOps teams. One day from basics to production-ready GitOps workflows.

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UDS
Volkswagen
Liebherr
T-Systems
Vendure
eco
Connext
Portainer
Uelzener Versicherungen
FJD
DWT
OCC
Reiner SCT
Cyrus Industrial
DGS
IEM
nanocosmos
Splix
Schwarze Gruppe
INH
Hades
HiOrg-Server
own3d
Tikfinity
Program51
Buben & Mädchen
Prime Insights
TELTEC
Elevantiq
Moovit
CFTools
Stadt Köln
Vivavis
Avemio Tech
Business Intelligence
Cosanta
Datamints
Rimian
Clade
Cyreen
Inett
Paperless Group
Pikon
PXIO
SaaS Systems
Seven2One
SEWOBE
Taywa
VJupix

Workshop Overview

All important information about the Polycrate Essentials Workshop at a glance.

Polycrate Essentials

€2,499.95 excl. VAT

  • ✓ Duration: 1 day (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
  • ✓ Participants: Max. 8 people
  • ✓ Format: Online or On-site
  • ✓ Language: German (English on request)
  • ✓ Certificate: Included
  • ✓ Catering: Included (on-site)
  • ✓ Audience: Platform & Development Teams

On-site Options

  • ✓ At ayedo HQ
  • ✓ Modern training facilities
  • ✓ Accommodation & transit on request
  • ✓
  • ✓ At your location
  • ✓ +€299 daily rate/trainer
  • ✓ Internet & projector required

Curriculum

What to expect in the Polycrate Essentials Workshop - from basics to productive workflows.

Polycrate Basics

Module 1 - Getting Started

What is Polycrate? Understanding concepts: Workspaces, blocks, actions. CLI installation and first steps.
Basics CLI Concepts

Workspaces

Module 2 - Workspace Management

Creating and managing workspaces. Understanding workspace.poly. Workspace synchronization.
Workspaces Config Sync

Blocks & Actions

Module 3 - Building Blocks

Using blocks from PolyHub. Executing actions. Configuring and linking blocks.
Blocks Actions PolyHub

Code Repositories

Module 4 - Git Integration

Polycrate workspaces in Git repositories. Branching strategies. Code reviews for infrastructure.
Git Repositories Branching

GitOps Workflows

Module 5 - Automation

Infrastructure-as-Code principles. Declarative configuration. Pull-based deployments.
GitOps IaC Declarative

Team Collaboration

Module 6 - DevOps Teams

Collaborative working with Polycrate. Permissions and access. Shared workspaces.
Teams Collaboration DevOps

Security

Module 7 - Security

Secrets management with secrets.poly. Workspace encryption. Secure credential management.
Security Secrets Encryption

Best Practices

Module 8 - Production Ready

Workspace structure for enterprise. Naming conventions. Documentation and versioning.
Best Practices Enterprise Structure

Workshop Schedule

How we structure your workshop day.

10:00 AM - Start

Welcome, introductions and workshop environment setup.
Start

10:30 AM - Theory & Practice

Alternating between short theory blocks and extensive hands-on exercises.
Hands-on

12:30 PM - Lunch Break

30 minute break. Catering is included throughout the day.
Break

1:00 PM - Deep Dive

Advanced topics and individual participant questions.
Deep Dive

3:30 PM - Wrap-up

Summary, Q&A and outlook on further topics.
Closing

4:00 PM - End

Certificate handover and farewell.
Certificate

Prerequisites

What you should bring to the workshop.

Work Device

Own notebook (Linux, macOS or Windows) with the ability to install software. We provide devices for an additional fee.
Hardware Notebook

Software

Git, SSH client, Docker and a terminal. Polycrate CLI will be installed during the workshop.
Git Docker SSH

Prior Knowledge

Basic terminal/CLI experience. Git knowledge is helpful. No Kubernetes experience required.
Terminal Git

Follow-up Workshops

After this workshop we recommend for further learning.

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€4,999.90 excl. VAT

  • ✓ Enterprise platforms
  • ✓ Multi-cluster management
  • ✓ Develop IaC blocks
  • ✓ Duration: 2 days
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€2,499.95 excl. VAT

  • ✓ Day-2 operations
  • ✓ Backups & monitoring
  • ✓ Support workflows
  • ✓ Duration: 1 day
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