Service Mesh on Kubernetes

Review production best practices for all Kubernetes installation types and learn cloud-specific configurations for deploying Consul on different cloud providers. Practice registering, securing, and observing services deployed with Kubernetes.

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20 tutorials

14min
Consul on Kubernetes reference architecture
Learn recommended practices and reference architecture for deploying Consul service mesh on Kubernetes.
- Consul
15min
Consul and Kubernetes deployment guide
Install and configure a new Consul datacenter on Kubernetes.
- Consul
11min
Secure applications with service sidecar proxies
Deploy applications on Kubernetes using Consul service mesh to encrypt and control traffic between services with mTLS.
- Consul
22min
Secure Consul and registered services on Kubernetes
Secure Consul on Kubernetes using gossip encryption, TLS certificates, Access Control Lists, and Consul intentions.
- Consul
14min
Secure service mesh communication across Kubernetes clusters
Secure service-to-service communication across multiple Kubernetes clusters with Consul's mesh gateway feature.
- Consul
21min
Layer 7 observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes
Collect and visualize layer 7 metrics from services in your Kubernetes cluster using Consul service mesh, Prometheus, and Grafana.
- Consul
13min
Manage Consul with Kubernetes custom resource definitions (CRDs)
Register service intentions with Consul service mesh to control traffic flow by HTTP header, method, or path.
- Consul
15min
Consul Service Discovery and Service Mesh on Minikube
Deploy Consul locally on Minikube and learn how to manage your Consul datacenter with the Consul CLI, UI, and API. Finally, configure Consul service mesh for services in your Kubernetes cluster.
- Consul
16min
Consul Service Discovery and Mesh on Kubernetes in Docker (kind)
Deploy Consul locally on kind and learn how to manage your Consul datacenter with the Consul CLI, UI, and API. Finally, configure Consul service mesh for services in your Kubernetes cluster.
- Consul
14min
Deploy Consul on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Deploy Consul on AKS and learn how to manage your Consul datacenter with the Consul CLI, UI, and API.
- Consul
13min
Deploy Consul on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Deploy Consul on GKE and learn how to manage your Consul datacenter with the Consul CLI, UI, and API.
- Consul
12min
Deploy Consul on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Deploy Consul on EKS and learn how to manage your Consul datacenter with the Consul CLI, UI, and API.
- Consul
18min
Deploy Consul on RedHat OpenShift
Deploy Consul on OpenShift with the official Helm chart and deploy services into Consul's service mesh.
- Consul
15min
Control access into the service mesh with Consul API gateway
Route inbound requests to applications running on the HashiCorp Consul service mesh by leveraging a single control plane.
- Consul
25min
Deploy federated multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters
Use Terraform to provision Kubernetes clusters in the Azure and AWS clouds, deploy Consul Helm charts enabling Consul federation, and deploy an example application on both clusters.
- Terraform
- Consul
30min
Multi-cluster applications with Consul Enterprise admin partitions
Learn how to deploy containerized applications across networks, clusters, and partitions using admin partitions with Consul Enterprise and Kubernetes.
- Consul
- Video
22min
Vault as secrets management for Consul
Secure Consul on Kubernetes using gossip encryption, TLS certificates, and service mesh certificates using Vault as secrets management.
- Consul
- Vault
12min
Deploy Consul on Windows nodes in Kubernetes
Deploy Consul on Windows Nodes in Kubernetes to explore Consul's core features and functionality.
- Consul
12min
Migrate your services to service mesh with permissive mTLS
Temporarily enable sidecar proxies to allow both mTLS and non-mTLS traffic to accelerate onboarding and migrating your services to Consul service mesh.
- Consul
14min
Deploy seamless canary deployments with service splitters
Use Consul service splitters and service resolvers to gradually and safely promote your services. Split layer-7 (L7) traffic, using Envoy proxies configured by Consul, to roll out a new version of a service. You can also use this for zero-downtime, blue-green, and canary deployments.
- Consul