Getting Started with Linkerd Service Mesh

Microservices provide many benefits but come with new challenges. This course will teach you how to use the Linkerd service mesh to help you run your services hosted on Kubernetes reliably and securely.


You’ve deployed your microservice application, but how do you manage its health? In this course, Getting Started with Linkerd Service Mesh, you’ll learn to add reliability, security, and observability to your Kubernetes-hosted microservices. First, you’ll explore how to gather “golden metrics” for your microservices. Next, you’ll discover how to secure pod-to-pod communication with mTLS. Finally, you’ll learn how to run Linkerd in production. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Linkerd needed to bring the benefits of service meshes to your organization.

• Course Overvivew 1min
• Introduction to Linkerd 8mins
• Deep Dive into Linkerd Architecture 21mins
• Gathering Metrics Using Linkerd 46mins
• Securing Pod-to-pod Communication with mTLS 9mins
• Linkerd in Production 18mins