Portainer for Kubernetes Series - End to End Portainer Deep Dive with Marcel Dempers (thatdevopsguy)

Accelerate your Kubernetes journey with this end-to-end Portainer deep dive led by @MarcelDempers. This tutorial shows you exactly how to install, configure, and operationalize Portainer as your Kubernetes management platform, giving you a clear path from first setup to production-ready cluster operations. In this video, you’ll learn how to: ✔ Deploy Portainer on Kubernetes using best-practice architecture ✔ Use Portainer as a secure container management platform ✔ Manage workloads, namespaces, networks, storage, registries, and RBAC ✔ Simplify Day-2 operations like upgrades, troubleshooting, and governance ✔ Connect multiple clusters into a single unified control plane ✔ Improve visibility, security, and standardization across your Kubernetes environments If you’re evaluating Portainer as an alternative to Rancher, OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, or ECS — or simply want a lightweight, easier way to manage Kubernetes — this walkthrough gives you the complete picture. Who this is for: Platform engineers, DevOps teams, SREs, cloud architects, and anyone needing a simpler, cost-efficient way to operate Kubernetes at scale. Follow Marcel on socials! https://marceldempers.dev X | https://x.com/marceldempers GitHub | https://github.com/marcel-dempers LinkedIn | / marceldempers Instagram | / thatdevopsguy Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Deploying Portainer 2:39 Managing Namespaces 3:54 Deploying Applications 5:28 Registries 6:05 External Authentication, Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and Security 9:21 Deploying with GitOps 13:13 Observability and Alerting 14:49 Conclusion Portainer Academy: https://academy.portainer.io Documentation: https://docs.portainer.io Contribute to Portainer: https://docs.portainer.io/contribute/contribute ** Compare Portainer Business with Portainer CE ** https://bit.ly/3pMrHNy ** Got a Question? Ask the Portainer Community on GitHub ** https://github.com/orgs/portainer/discussions ** Follow us on social media ** Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/portainer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/portainer/