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A curated list of awesome resources: articles, books, videos about Kubernetes Operators.



#### What is Kubernetes Operator?

> A Kubernetes operator is an application-specific controller that extends the functionality of the Kubernetes API to create, configure, and manage instances of complex applications on behalf of a Kubernetes user. - [What is a Kubernetes operator?](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/containers/what-is-a-kubernetes-operator#:~:text=A%20Kubernetes%20operator%20is%20an,behalf%20of%20a%20Kubernetes%20user).



## Contents

- [Courses and Tutorials](#courses-and-tutorials)

- [Books](#books)

- [Videos](#videos)

- [Operator Frameworks](#operator-frameworks)

- [Catalogs and Hubs](#catalogs-and-Hubs)

- [Contributing](#contributing)



## Courses and Tutorials

* [Write Your First Kubernetes Operator in Go](https://shahin-mahmud.medium.com/write-your-first-kubernetes-operator-in-go-177047337eae).

* [Kubernetes Operators Patterns and Best Practices](https://developer.ibm.com/articles/kubernetes-operators-patterns-and-best-practices/).

* [ Introduction to Kubernetes operators](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/kubernetes-operators-intermediate).

* [Learn how to deploy Kubernetes operator written in Golang](https://docs.ovh.com/sg/en/kubernetes/deploying-go-operator/).

* [Building and running a Go-based operator](https://sdk.operatorframework.io/docs/building-operators/golang/tutorial/).

* [Build your Kubernetes operator with the right tool](https://cloud.redhat.com/blog/build-your-kubernetes-operator-with-the-right-tool).

* [Write Kubernetes with the Java Operator SDK](https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/02/15/write-kubernetes-java-java-operator-sdk).

* [Write Kubernetes with the Java Operator SDK](https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/02/15/write-kubernetes-java-java-operator-sdk).

* [Kubernetes operators advanced](https://courses.cognitiveclass.ai/courses/course-v1:IBM+CO0302EN+v1/course/).

* [Build and deploy your first Kubernetes Operator using the Operator SDK.](https://medium.com/faun/writing-your-first-kubernetes-operator-8f3df4453234).

* [Building a Kubernetes Operator In Python With Zalando’s Kopf](https://medium.com/swlh/building-a-kubernetes-operator-in-python-with-zalandos-kopf-37c311d8edff).

* [Getting started with Kubernetes operators (Helm Based) - Part 1](https://www.velotio.com/engineering-blog/getting-started-with-kubernetes-operators-helm-based-part-1).

* [Getting started with Kubernetes operators (Ansible Based) — Part 2](https://medium.com/velotio-perspectives/getting-started-with-kubernetes-operators-ansible-based-part-2-472eb0d453b7).

* [Getting started with Kubernetes operators (Golang Based) - Part 3](https://www.velotio.com/engineering-blog/getting-started-with-kubernetes-operators-golang-based-part-3).

* [Kubernetes operators — fundamental concepts](https://medium.com/@vivek-syngh/kubernetes-operators-fundamental-concepts-f9671597acfd).

* [Getting started with Kubernetes | Operator and operator framework](https://medium.com/@alibaba-cloud/getting-started-with-kubernetes-operator-and-operator-framework-8fe406985e34).

* [Go Kubernetes operator](https://medium.com/techlogs/go-kubernetes-operator-963461e528c5).

* [Kubernetes Operators for beginners](https://medium.com/@truestorydavestorey/kubernetes-operators-for-beginners-8f53ead07097).

* [Creating custom Kubernetes Operators](https://www.weave.works/blog/creating-custom-kubernetes-operators).

* [Kubernetes Operators in depth](https://www.infoq.com/articles/kubernetes-operators-in-depth/).

* [Operator pattern](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/).

* [Defining dependencies in Kubernetes Operators](http://heidloff.net/article/defining-dependencies-kubernetes-operators/).

* [Kubernetes: when to use, and when to avoid, the operator pattern](https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-when-to-use-and-when-to-avoid-the-operator-pattern/).

* [First Steps with the Kubernetes Operator](https://dzone.com/articles/first-steps-with-the-kubernetes-operator).

* [How to create a custom resource with Kubernetes Operator](https://codilime.com/blog/how-to-create-a-custom-resource-with-kubernetes-operator/).

* [Security implications of Kubernetes operators](https://snyk.io/blog/security-implications-of-kubernetes-operators/).

* [Writing kubernetes operators with python](https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/writing-kubernetes-operators-with-python/).

* [Developing operators for kubernetes](https://www.maibornwolff.de/en/know-how/developing-operators-for-kubernetes/).

* [A deep dive into kubernetes operators](https://cloudnativenow.com/features/a-deep-dive-into-kubernetes-operators/).

* [Kubernetes Operator: A Practical Introduction](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kubernetes-operator-practical-introduction-bhanu-chaddha/).

* [How to implement Kubernetes operators with Java Operator SDK](https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/08/16/how-implement-kubernetes-operators-java-operator-sdk).

* [Ultimate Guide to Kubernetes Operators](https://komodor.com/learn/kubernetes-operator/).

* [Build Your Kubernetes Operator with the Right Tool](https://hazelcast.com/blog/build-your-kubernetes-operator-with-the-right-tool/).



## Books

* [Kubernetes Operators: Automating the Container Orchestration Platform](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/kubernetes-operators/9781492048039/).

* [The little book of Kubernetes Operators](https://leanpub.com/the-little-book-of-kubernetes-operators).

* [The Kubernetes Operator Framework Book](https://www.amazon.com/Kubernetes-Operator-Framework-Book-management/dp/1803232854).

* [Extending Kubernetes: Elevate Kubernetes with Extension Patterns, Operators, and Plugins](https://www.amazon.com/Extending-Kubernetes-Extension-Patterns-Operators/dp/1484270940).



## Videos

* [Creating Kubernetes Operator using operator-sdk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHjLL5e7h00).

* [Writing a Kubernetes Operator from Scratch Using Kubebuilder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLVoyXjYlYM).

* [Hands-on Demo: Introduction to Kubernetes Operators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLbqlEHuBc).

* [Kubernetes Operator simply explained in 10 mins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha3LjlD6g7g).

* [Kubernetes Operators Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9V4oCa5f9I).

* [Introduction to Kubernetes Operators](https://developer.ibm.com/articles/introduction-to-kubernetes-operators/).

* [introduction to Kubernetes Operators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRNlDQTeFKs).

* [Kubernetes Operators: Talk 2: How to build operators](https://www.redhat.com/en/about/videos/kubernetes-operators-talk-2-how-to-build-operators).

* [Creating a Kubernetes Operator in Java](https://dzone.com/articles/creating-a-kubernetes-operator-in-java-video).

* [Automating Stateful Applications with Kubernetes Operators](https://www.openstack.org/videos/summits/berlin-2018/automating-stateful-applications-with-kubernetes-operators).

* [Building Kubernetes Operators in an Ansible-native way](https://chrisshort.net/video/building-kubernetes-operators-ansible-native-way/).

* [Learn how Kubernetes Operators work from this example](https://www.theserverside.com/blog/Coffee-Talk-Java-News-Stories-and-Opinions/kubernetes-operators-example-tutorial-k8s-docker-mariadb).

* [Write your first simple Kubernetes operator](https://suedbroecker.net/2021/02/05/write-your-first-simple-kubernetes-operator/).

* [Write your first simple Kubernetes operator](https://suedbroecker.net/2021/02/05/write-your-first-simple-kubernetes-operator/).

* [Write your first simple Kubernetes operator](https://suedbroecker.net/2021/02/05/write-your-first-simple-kubernetes-operator/).

* [Create a Java-based Kubernetes Operator using Quarkus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56LRtdbSB4).

* [The Automation Challenge: Kubernetes Operators vs Helm Charts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHYD7ejBBs).

* [Creating a Go Operator from scratch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu9fwiJBckw).

* [An overview of Kubernetes operators and the Operator SDK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX6Sk1lKAY).

* [Writing a Kubernetes Operator: the Hard Parts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMqzAOp15wo).

* [Zero to Operator in 90 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBTXBUVNF2I).

* [A rough guide to Kubernetes Operators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfxQb--4Wng).

* [Let's build a Kubernetes Operator in Go!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ex7ybi273g&t=328s).

* [Introduction to Kubernetes operators and the operator framework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTbuHoMp68s).

* [Get on board with kubernetes operators!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDjE9-2Bg4).

* [Kubernetes Operators - Hands on workshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWc2D1NSVPQ).

* [Extending kubernetes with custom controllers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MawbsIDSk8).

* [Deep dive into the operator framework for Kubernetes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_DaCcRMp5I).

* [Getting started with kubernetes operators in Java](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kePLR2abno).

* [Writing K8S Operator (Golang) - Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89PdRvRUcPU).

* [Writing K8S Operator (Golang) - Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOutOgdXfnA).

* [Writing K8S Operator (Golang) - Part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtyj0V4Inmg).

* [Writing K8S Operator (Golang) - Part 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnzfUWQHDzA).

* [Everything about kubernetes operators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAojjIYVhGk).

* [Becoming a kubernetes developer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkoxrz7BXw).

* [Everything you need to know about Kubebuilder: Write operators like a pro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUJ1HoinWA).

* [Building a Kubernetes Operator for Automated Distributed Tracing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPpYIYx6gcA).



## Operator Frameworks

* [Operator SDK](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk) - Advanced Go SDK for building Kubernetes Operators.

* [Kubebuilder](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder) - The SDK for building Kubernetes APIs using CRDs.

* [Java-operator-sdk](https://github.com/ContainerSolutions/java-operator-sdk) - Java SDK for building Kubernetes Operators.

* [Shell-operator](https://github.com/flant/shell-operator) - Framework for creating K8s operators from scripts.

* [k8s-operator-node](https://github.com/dot-i/k8s-operator-node) - NodeJS Kubernetes operator framework.

* [Csharp-operator-sdk](https://github.com/falox/csharp-operator-sdk) - Build Kubernetes operators with C# and .NET Core.

* [Bonny](https://github.com/coryodaniel/bonny) - The Elixir based Kubernetes Development Framework.

* [Abstract-operator](https://github.com/jvm-operators/abstract-operator) - Library/SDK for creating the operators for Kubernetes and Openshift.

* [Kopf](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/kopf) - A Python framework to write Kubernetes operators in just few lines of code.

* [KubeOps](https://github.com/buehler/dotnet-operator-sdk) - KubeOps is a kubernetes operator sdk in dotnet. Strongly inspired by kubebuilder.

* [Kudo](https://github.com/kudobuilder/kudo) - Kubernetes Universal Declarative Operator.

* [Metacontroller](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/metacontroller) - Lightweight Kubernetes controllers as a service.

* [Operatorkit](https://github.com/giantswarm/operatorkit) - An opinionated Go framework for developing Kubernetes operators.

* [Controller-runtime](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime) - Repo for the controller-runtime subproject of kubebuilder (sig-apimachinery).

* [Roperator](https://github.com/psFried/roperator) - Experimental Kubernetes Operator kit written in Rust.



## Catalogs and Hubs

* [OperatorHub.io](https://operatorhub.io/) - The registry for Kubernetes Operators.

* [Artifact Hub](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?operators=true&sort=relevance&page=1) - Find, install and publish Kubernetes packages.



## Contributing



Please take a look at the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first. Contributions are always welcome!

If you have any question about this opinionated list, do not hesitate to contact me [@cpuram1](https://twitter.com/cpuram1) on Twitter or open an issue on GitHub.



Thanks to all [contributors](https://github.com/calvin-puram/awesome-kubernetes-operator-resources/graphs/contributors); you rock!