22 December 2020

#JFrog

#JFrog
Topic / SubTopic Basic Intermediate Advanced Expert
Introduction What is JFrog, Products overview, Benefits ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Installation & Setup On-prem, Cloud, Docker, System requirements ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Basic Artifact Operations Upload/download artifacts, REST API basics, UI navigation ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Authentication & Authorization Users, Groups, Permissions, Roles ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Repositories Local, Remote, Virtual, Repository Layouts, Best Practices ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Package Management Maven, Gradle, npm, PyPI, Docker registries ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Build Integration Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Security & Compliance Xray scans, Vulnerability detection, License compliance ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
CI/CD & Pipelines JFrog Pipelines, Artifact promotion, Distribution ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Enterprise Setup High availability, Clustering, Disaster recovery, Multi-site replication ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
CLI Basics JFrog CLI commands, Installation, Configuration ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Logging & Troubleshooting Basics UI logs, Error messages ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Docker & Kubernetes JFrog as Docker registry, Helm charts integration ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Metadata & Properties Artifact metadata, Custom properties ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Repository Replication Push/Pull replication, Failover setup ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Build Info & Metadata Collecting build info, Integration with CI/CD ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Cross-Repo Operations Copy/Move artifacts, Multi-repo search ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Custom Plugins Artifactory plugins, Automation extensions ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Notifications & Webhooks Artifact events, CI/CD triggers ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Community & Resources Documentation, Forums, Support ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

1. Introduction ? What is JFrog, Products overview, Benefits

  1. What is JFrog and why is it used?
  2. Name the main products under the JFrog ecosystem.
  3. Explain the benefits of using JFrog in DevOps pipelines.
  4. What is the difference between JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray?
  5. How does JFrog support CI/CD?
  6. Explain the concept of universal repository in JFrog.
  7. How does JFrog help in artifact versioning?
  8. What are the main advantages of using JFrog for binary management?
  9. How is JFrog used in cloud vs on-prem setups?
  10. What are the supported package types in JFrog Artifactory?
  11. Explain the concept of artifact promotion in JFrog.
  12. How does JFrog integrate with build tools like Maven or Gradle?
  13. What is JFrog Distribution?
  14. How does JFrog ensure reliability and scalability?
  15. Explain the role of JFrog Pipelines.
  16. What is JFrog Mission Control?
  17. How is JFrog different from traditional repository managers?
  18. Explain the JFrog ecosystem architecture at a high level.
  19. How does JFrog Xray enhance security and compliance?
  20. Name some industries or use cases where JFrog is widely used.

2. Installation & Setup ? On-prem, Cloud, Docker, System requirements

  1. How do you install JFrog Artifactory on-premise?
  2. What are the system requirements for JFrog installation?
  3. How to deploy JFrog Artifactory on Docker?
  4. Explain cloud deployment options for JFrog.
  5. What are the differences between OSS and Enterprise editions?
  6. How to configure JFrog repositories after installation?
  7. Explain initial setup steps for JFrog Pipelines.
  8. How to configure storage for JFrog Artifactory?
  9. What is the role of database in JFrog Artifactory setup?
  10. How to upgrade JFrog Artifactory to a newer version?
  11. How to configure reverse proxy for JFrog Artifactory?
  12. What are common installation pitfalls and solutions?
  13. How to configure JFrog for HA setup?
  14. Explain license configuration in JFrog.
  15. How to verify a successful installation of JFrog?
  16. How to configure network settings for Artifactory?
  17. How to backup JFrog configuration during installation?
  18. Explain Docker registry setup in JFrog.
  19. How to configure LDAP/SSO authentication at setup?
  20. How to test JFrog connectivity post-installation?

3. Repositories ? Local, Remote, Virtual, Repository Layouts, Best Practices

  1. What are the types of repositories in JFrog?
  2. Difference between local and remote repositories?
  3. What is a virtual repository?
  4. How do you organize repository layouts?
  5. Explain best practices for repository naming.
  6. How to configure permissions per repository?
  7. How to add a new repository in Artifactory?
  8. Explain repository replication.
  9. How to manage proxy for remote repositories?
  10. How to configure repository cleanup policies?
  11. What is repository caching?
  12. How to configure distributed repositories across sites?
  13. Explain repository mirroring.
  14. What is the maximum number of repositories supported?
  15. How to manage snapshot vs release repositories?
  16. How to configure repository indexing for search?
  17. How to monitor repository storage usage?
  18. Explain the use of generic repositories.
  19. How to handle repository migrations?
  20. Best practices for multi-team repository usage?

4. Package Management ? Maven, Gradle, npm, PyPI, Docker registries

  1. How does JFrog support Maven repositories?
  2. How to configure Gradle builds with JFrog?
  3. How to use npm registry in JFrog?
  4. Explain PyPI repository management in Artifactory.
  5. How to deploy Docker images to Artifactory?
  6. How to manage multiple package types in one repository?
  7. How to configure build info collection?
  8. How to use checksum-based storage?
  9. Explain integration with CI/CD tools for package deployment.
  10. How to manage version conflicts in repositories?
  11. How to configure Maven remote repositories?
  12. How to use virtual repositories for multi-package access?
  13. How to configure npm package scopes?
  14. How to handle Docker image promotion?
  15. Explain promotion of Python packages.
  16. How to secure packages with permissions?
  17. How to automate package uploads using JFrog CLI?
  18. Explain artifact metadata and properties.
  19. How to manage snapshots and releases for multiple package types?
  20. How to integrate JFrog with Helm charts and Kubernetes?

5. CI/CD & Pipelines ? JFrog Pipelines, Artifact promotion, Distribution

  1. What is JFrog Pipelines?
  2. How to create a simple pipeline?
  3. Explain stages and steps in a pipeline.
  4. How to integrate pipelines with Jenkins?
  5. How to trigger pipelines on Git commits?
  6. Explain artifact promotion in pipelines.
  7. How to deploy artifacts via pipelines?
  8. How to distribute artifacts across sites?
  9. How to manage secrets in pipelines?
  10. How to implement conditional steps?
  11. How to perform rollback in pipelines?
  12. How to monitor pipeline execution?
  13. How to integrate pipelines with Docker/K8s?
  14. Explain parallel execution in pipelines.
  15. How to test pipelines before production deployment?
  16. How to implement multi-team pipelines?
  17. How to log and debug pipelines?
  18. How to automate pipeline approval steps?
  19. How to use pipeline templates?
  20. How to optimize pipeline performance?

6. Security & Compliance ? Xray scans, Vulnerability detection, License compliance

  1. What is JFrog Xray?
  2. How does Xray integrate with Artifactory?
  3. How to scan artifacts for vulnerabilities?
  4. Explain license compliance checks.
  5. How to create security policies in Xray?
  6. How to configure watches for repositories?
  7. How to handle security alerts?
  8. How to integrate Xray with CI/CD?
  9. How to generate compliance reports?
  10. How to automate security scans in pipelines?
  11. How to manage CVE updates in Xray?
  12. How to define vulnerable artifact handling rules?
  13. How to perform binary analysis?
  14. How to configure REST API access for Xray?
  15. How to manage user access for Xray policies?
  16. How to integrate Xray with JFrog Mission Control?
  17. How to scan Docker images for vulnerabilities?
  18. How to set up global vs local policies?
  19. How to export security reports?
  20. How to track license violations?

7. Authentication & Authorization ? Users, Groups, Permissions, Roles

  1. How to create users in Artifactory?
  2. How to create groups and assign permissions?
  3. How to manage roles in JFrog?
  4. How to integrate LDAP authentication?
  5. How to enable SSO?
  6. How to configure API keys?
  7. How to manage permissions per repository?
  8. How to implement read/write access rules?
  9. How to audit user activity?
  10. How to restrict artifact downloads?
  11. How to use access tokens?
  12. How to manage external identity providers?
  13. How to handle temporary credentials?
  14. How to implement multi-team access policies?
  15. How to integrate JFrog with OAuth?
  16. How to enforce password policies?
  17. How to monitor login attempts?
  18. How to configure permission targets?
  19. How to segregate duties using roles?
  20. How to enforce fine-grained access control?

8. CLI & Automation ? JFrog CLI, REST API scripting, Terraform

  1. What is JFrog CLI?
  2. How to install and configure JFrog CLI?
  3. How to upload/download artifacts using CLI?
  4. How to perform batch operations?
  5. How to automate pipelines with CLI?
  6. How to integrate CLI with CI tools?
  7. How to use REST APIs for automation?
  8. How to perform artifact search via REST API?
  9. How to promote builds using CLI?
  10. How to automate cleanup of old artifacts?
  11. How to integrate CLI with Terraform?
  12. How to script artifact replication?
  13. How to automate metadata updates?
  14. How to retrieve build info programmatically?
  15. How to handle errors in automation scripts?
  16. How to integrate CLI with Docker operations?
  17. How to perform security scans via CLI?
  18. How to use CLI for multi-repo operations?
  19. How to generate audit logs via automation?
  20. How to schedule automation scripts for periodic tasks?

9. Logging & Troubleshooting ? UI logs, Error messages, Monitoring

  1. Where to find Artifactory logs?
  2. How to enable debug logging?
  3. How to troubleshoot failed artifact uploads?
  4. How to analyze pipeline failures?
  5. How to monitor repository storage?
  6. How to check replication logs?
  7. How to monitor CI/CD integration?
  8. How to debug permission issues?
  9. How to trace REST API failures?
  10. How to enable audit logging?
  11. How to collect logs for support?
  12. How to analyze network issues?
  13. How to monitor Xray scans?
  14. How to troubleshoot Docker registry problems?
  15. How to analyze performance bottlenecks?
  16. How to monitor high availability nodes?
  17. How to check license compliance logs?
  18. How to debug automation scripts?
  19. How to check build info logs?
  20. How to monitor security alerts?

10. Enterprise Setup & Scaling ? HA, Clustering, Multi-site Replication

  1. What is High Availability setup in JFrog?
  2. How to configure clustering in Artifactory?
  3. How to perform multi-site replication?
  4. How to scale JFrog for large teams?
  5. How to optimize storage performance?
  6. How to implement disaster recovery?
  7. How to monitor cluster health?
  8. How to replicate builds across sites?
  9. How to manage global repositories?
  10. How to optimize network for replication?
  11. How to perform rolling upgrades in HA setup?
  12. How to implement load balancing for JFrog?
  13. How to configure cross-site artifact distribution?
  14. How to handle failover scenarios?
  15. How to integrate multiple pipelines across clusters?
  16. How to optimize metadata indexing for large scale?
  17. How to secure multi-site replication?
  18. How to monitor performance metrics across clusters?
  19. How to scale JFrog pipelines for enterprise workloads?
  20. How to plan capacity and storage for enterprise deployments?
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