Resources & References
Official Documentation
Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Cloud Foundry Official Docs - Authoritative source
- Cloud Foundry Architecture - System components and flow
- Cloud Foundry API Reference - REST API documentation
- CF CLI Reference - All CLI commands
cf4k8s (Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes)
- cf4k8s GitHub Repository - Source code and releases
- cf4k8s Installation Guide - Detailed setup instructions
- KinD Setup Guide - For lightweight local K8s
- Docker Desktop Kubernetes - Desktop K8s setup
Buildpacks
- Buildpacks Documentation - General buildpack concepts
- Buildpack API Specification - Detailed API/spec
- Paketo Buildpacks - Modern buildpacks for Cloud Native Buildpack spec
- Node.js Buildpack - CF nodejs buildpack source
Service Brokers
- Open Service Broker API - OSB specification
- Service Broker Implementation Guide - CF service integration
- Service Broker Best Practices - Design patterns
Security & Authentication
- UAA (User Account and Authentication) - UAA source
- Cloud Foundry RBAC - Role-based access control
- CredHub Documentation - Credential management
- Network Policies - Container-to-container networking
Learning Resources
Books & Guides
- "Cloud Foundry: The Definitive Guide" by Mark Lonsdale - Comprehensive PaaS guide
- "Beyond the Cloud" by Mark Templeton - Enterprise cloud strategies
- "Kubernetes in Action" by Marko Luksa - K8s fundamentals (relevant for cf4k8s)
Tutorials & Courses
- Cloud Foundry Foundation Courses - Official training
- Pluralsight Cloud Foundry Courses - Video tutorials
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) - Container orchestration training
- Linux Academy PCF Path - Hands-on labs
Blogs & Articles
- Cloud Foundry Blog - Official updates
- Pivotal Engineering Journal - Technical deep-dives
- Cloud Native Buildpacks Blog - Buildpack innovations
- Kubernetes Blog - K8s updates (relevant for cf4k8s)
Community & Support
Chat & Forums
- Cloud Foundry Slack - Active community chat
- GitHub Discussions - cf4k8s discussions
- Stack Overflow - Q&A tagged with
cloud-foundry
Events & Conferences
- Cloud Foundry Summit - Annual conference
- KubeCon - Container conferences
- CNCF Webinars - Free technical sessions
Developer Communities
- Cloud Foundry Foundation - Official foundation
- Buildpack Community - Buildpack discussions
- CNCF Community - Cloud native ecosystem
Development Tools
CLI & Management
- CF CLI Releases - Download latest CLI
- BOSH CLI - Deployment tool for CF
- Cloud Foundry UAA CLI - UAA management
- CF Curl - HTTP client for CF API
Monitoring & Logging
- Prometheus Cloud Foundry Exporter - Metrics collection
- Loggregator - CF logging system
- DataDog Cloud Foundry Integration - APM integration
- New Relic Cloud Foundry - Application monitoring
Testing & Simulation
- Load Testing (Apache Bench) - HTTP benchmarking
- Load Testing (wrk) - Modern load testing
- Chaos Engineering (Gremlin) - Failure testing
- Kind (Kubernetes in Docker) - Local K8s clusters
Language-Specific Resources
Node.js
- Node Buildpack Documentation
- npm Shrinkwrap Guide - Dependency locking
- Express.js Deployment - Security best practices
Python
- Python Buildpack Documentation
- Flask Deployment - Production deployment
- Django on Cloud Foundry - Django setup
Go
- Go Buildpack Documentation
- Go Best Practices - Language fundamentals
- Cloud-Native Go - CF Go examples
Java
- Java Buildpack Documentation
- Spring Cloud Services - Spring Cloud Framework
- Spring Boot on Cloud Foundry - Boot deployment
Related Technologies
Container Orchestration
- Kubernetes Documentation - K8s reference
- Docker Documentation - Container fundamentals
- Helm Package Manager - K8s package management
DevOps & CI/CD
- Cloud Foundry Concourse CI - CF CI/CD tool
- Cloud Native Buildpacks - OCI-compliant buildpacks
- GitOps Principles - Git-based deployment
Observability
- Prometheus Monitoring - Metrics collection
- Grafana Dashboards - Visualization
- ELK Stack - Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana
- Jaeger Distributed Tracing - Request tracing
Quick Reference
Must-Know URLs
CF API: https://api.cf-k8s.io
Dashboard: https://console.cf-k8s.io
Buildpacks: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/buildpacks
Source: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-for-k8s
Essential Commands
```bash
Authentication
cf login -a https://api.cf-k8s.io
Deployment
cf push my-app
Monitoring
cf logs my-app cf app my-app
Management
cf services cf routes cf events my-app ```
Key Concepts Quick Links
| Concept | Resource | Time |
|---|---|---|
| PaaS Model | Cloud Foundry Concepts | 30min |
| Buildpacks | Buildpack Guide | 1hr |
| Service Brokers | OSB Specification | 1.5hr |
| RBAC | CF Roles | 20min |
| Networking | CF Networking | 45min |
Last Updated: 2024
For the most current information, always check the official Cloud Foundry documentation.