Crossplane

Name: Crossplane
Availability: InStock

Crossplane extends Kubernetes with cloud resources: a managed resource is a CRD, a composition is the platform API, and the cluster loop is the state file. This course covers providers and credentials, claims, connection secrets, functions, and driving it from GitOps. Whoever can write those CRDs can create or destroy cloud infra; RBAC on the control plane is not optional.

Intermediate3 sections · 12 lessons · ~6h total · 12-question self-test

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Crossplane fundamentals

4 lessons

01What Crossplane is & the control-plane modelKubernetes as a universal control plane.12 min 02Installing Crossplane & a providerThe core + a cloud provider package.12 min 03Managed resourcesOne CRD per cloud resource.12 min 04Reconciliation & state without a state fileThe control loop is the source of truth.12 min

Compositions & XRDs

4 lessons

01Composite resources & compositionsBundle many resources into one API.14 min 02XRDs & self-service claimsPublish a platform API developers claim.14 min 03Providers, ProviderConfig & credentialsHow Crossplane authenticates to clouds.12 min 04Connection secretsDeliver endpoints and passwords to apps.10 min

Functions, multi-cloud & GitOps

4 lessons

01Composition functionsReal logic in compositions.14 min 02Provider families & multi-cloudOne platform API, many backends.12 min 03RBAC, policy & guardrailsLeast privilege on the control plane.14 min 04Crossplane in GitOps & securing itArgo/Flux drive infra; protect the plane.12 min

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Final exam

Test yourself on everything

12 questions drawn from all 3 sections — every answer explained as you pick.

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