TRAINING_GUIDE.md

Training Sequence

1. Pre-Requisites

   • Create a GitHub account
   • Create a DockerHub account
   • Create an AWS account
   • Create a New Relic account
   • Install Visual Studio Code
   • Install Git (windows)
   • Clone the repository on your local computer
   • Open the repository in Visual Studio Code

2. EC2 instance setup

   • Create the EC2 instance
     • Amazon Linux
     • t2.medium
     • 24Gb Storage
   • Configure the EC2 instance (setup-ec2-instance.sh)

3. Observability in New Relic, part 1

   • Check data on INFRASTRUCTURE
     • Hosts
     • Events
     • Inventory

4. Docker setup

   • Explain the repository structure
   • Explain the application structure (PPT slide and docker-compose.yaml)
   • Configure the repository (setup-repository.sh)
   • Branch to the desired training step
   • Build / Run the application

5. Instrumentation (services)

   • Node.JS
     • cart
     • catalogue
     • user
   • Python
     • payment
   • Java
     • shipping
   • GoLang
     • dispatch
   • PHP
     • ratings
   • Angular.JS
     • web

6. Observability in New Relic, part 2

   • Check data on INSIGHTS
     • custom attributes
     • custom events
   • Check data on APM
     • distributed tracing
     • error analytics
   • Check data on BROWSER
     • traces
     • js errors
   • Check data on INFRASTRUCTURE
     • processes
     • container attributes

7. Kubernetes Setup

   • run setup-eks-cluster.sh

8. Kubernetes Deployment

   • run _infra/k8-newrelic.sh -c
   • run _infra/k8-services.sh -c
   • run _infra/k8-loader.sh -c

9. Instrumentation (Infrastructure)

   • Services
     • Kubernetes
     • MongoDB
     • MySQL
     • RabbitMQ
     • Redis
   • Deploy manifests

10. Observability in New Relic, part 3

    • Check data on INFRASTRUCTURE
      • Kubernetes Cluster Explorer
      • On Host Integrations Dashboards
    • Setup Alerts
    • Create Insights Dashboards