# Getting Started with DigitalOcean Kubernetes – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
- [Kubernetes Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.
- [Build and Deploy Your First Image to Your First Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/getting-started/deploy-image-to-cluster/index.html.md): Build a sample Docker image and run it on a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster.



## Set Up Tools to Make DOKS Cluster Operationally Ready

Set up tools, such as nginx and Cert-Manager, to make operationally-ready DOKS clusters.

- [DOKS Operational Readiness, Part 1: Install the NGINX Ingress Controller](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/getting-started/operational-readiness/install-nginx-ingress-controller/index.html.md): Install the NGINX ingress controller and configure HTTP rules for the two deployed backend services.
- [DOKS Operational Readiness, Part 2: Enable HTTPS](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/getting-started/operational-readiness/enable-https/index.html.md): Configure production-ready TLS certificates with Cert-Manager using the HTTP-01 challenge.
- [DOKS Operational Readiness, Part 3: Configure Wildcard Certificates](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/getting-started/operational-readiness/configure-wildcard-certificates/index.html.md): Configure production-ready TLS certificates with Cert-Manager using the DNS-01 challenge to support wildcard certificates.