Cloud Native DevOps Roadmap

k3s → Helm → KubeVela → GitOps → Terraform

Phase 1: k3s Lightweight Kubernetes

• [ ] Install k3s single-node cluster
• [ ] Configure kubeconfig
• [ ] Deploy first application
• [ ] Checkpoint: kubectl get pods returns normally

Phase 2: Helm Package Management

• [ ] Understand Chart structure
• [ ] Write custom Chart
• [ ] Configure Values for multiple environments
• [ ] Checkpoint: helm install deploys successfully

Phase 3: KubeVela Application Orchestration

• [ ] Install KubeVela
• [ ] Define ComponentDefinition
• [ ] Write Application YAML
• [ ] Checkpoint: vela up deploys application successfully

Phase 4: GitOps Continuous Delivery

• [ ] Configure ArgoCD
• [ ] Set up auto-sync
• [ ] Verify rollback capability
• [ ] Checkpoint: Git push triggers automatic deployment

Phase 5: Terraform Infrastructure as Code

• [ ] Write Terraform configuration
• [ ] Manage multi-cloud resources
• [ ] Configure remote state
• [ ] Checkpoint: terraform apply creates complete infrastructure

Practical Recipe

• k3s + KubeVela Recipe — Ready-to-use install scripts

Corresponding Open Domain

• All-domain infrastructure support
• ProChain deployment practice source