Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (Ckad) With Tests

Learn concepts and practice for the Kubernetes Certification with hands-on labs right in your browser - DevOps - CKAD

What you'll learn

Kubernetes Certification

Design and Deploy applications on Kubernetes Cluster

Develop Cloud First Applications

Secure Kubernetes cluster with Secrets and Network Policies

Create and Schedule Jobs in Kubernetes

Create and Configure Persistent Volumes

Configure Readiness and Liveness Probes in a cluster

Troubleshoot Applications Deployed using Logs

Upgrade and Rollback Applications deployed on Kubernetes

Requirements

Basic System Administration

Basic Application Development - Python

Linux VMs to follow along (This is optional as labs are provided with course)

Kubernetes Basics

Description

***CNCF Endorsed Content****** Updated for latest CKAD(2024) 1.30 version of Exam ***A Kubernetes Certification can take your career to a whole new level. Learn, practice, and get certified on Kubernetes with hands-on labs right in your browser."I passed the exam and certified CKAD now. I didn't passed at the first attempt. Second time, I found  this course on official page k8s and did practice all the labs. Honestly, labs are very challenging and great for the CKAD!" - Dave, Student.Learning Kubernetes is essential for any DevOps professional. DevOps engineers are always in demand. Currently, the average Silicon Valley salary for a DevOps engineer is 20% higher than what a software engineer makes. DevOps engineers make an average of $140,000 to $200,000 annually. And one of the most in-demand skills is Kubernetes Deployment.Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It was originally designed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.                                                                                                    Simplify Complex TechnologyKubernetes is at the cutting edge of application deployment. To elevate your DevOps career, learn how to deploy applications on Kubernetes effectively.This course helps you gain the knowledge required to design and deploy cloud-native applications on a Kubernetes cluster.  A series of well-designed lectures with animation and illustration help you understand complex concepts easily. "Passed with a 70%, next up CKA​. Your teaching style is great​!" - Colin, Student                                                                                                      Practice! Practice! Practice!Lectures alone won’t help you clear the certification. The Kubernetes Certification is a practical, hands-on exam. You need hands-on experience to get fast and to practice. That is what our integrated hands-on lab experience gives you. Our coding quizzes can be accessed right in your browser without having to set up any lab environment yourself. We validate your work and give you feedback instantly. Preview a few lab exercises for Free!!"I completed my certification 75% on second attempt. Thanks to @Mumshad Mannambeth and others who helped me out.​" - Murali, StudentAfter you have completed the lectures and coding exercises, you will have the opportunity to complete a series of assignments that put your new skills to the test. You will be given the challenge to solve using the Kubernetes skills you have learned.This will give you real-world experience and the chance to work with other students in the community. You will develop a Kubernetes deployment and get feedback for your work."Finally i passed ckad exam, my hearty thanks to @Mumshad Mannambeth, for his courses and guidance…it was helpful for me in the exam​" - Anish Seelan, Student                                                                                                      Join Our Community!Once you enroll in the course, you will get access to our community of teachers and learners, where we discuss important topics, tips, and tricks to pass the exam. This is a great place for you to clear your doubts and get answers to your questions instantly.This course is the best way to get Certified in Kubernetes for an Absolute Beginner.Don’t waste any more time wondering what course is best for you. You’ve already found it. Get started right away!"Absolutely delighted the course/practice contents on this course!" - ThulasiRaman B V, Student.Legal Notice:Kubernetes and the Kubernetes logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation. in the United States and/or other countries. The Linux Foundation and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by Kubernetes or The Linux Foundation.Course Update HistoryJuly 15, 2024 - Lab environment upgrade to 1.30v Feb 17, 2024 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.29vJune 15, 2023 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.27vFeb 2, 2023 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.26vOct 10, 2022 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.24vAug 27, 2022 – Lightning Labs and mock exam solutions addedMay 1, 2022 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.23vOct 20, 2021 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.22vSep 1, 2021 – Course Updates / Exam Curriculum UpdateNew lectures and labs added based on the new curriculum on topics mentioned below:Build, define, and modify container imagesAuthentication, Authorization, and Admission ControlKubeConfigAPI GroupsRole-based access controlsUnderstanding API deprecationsBlue/Green or Canary deploymentsHelmDiscovering and using resources that extend Kubernetes (CRD)May 10, 2021 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.20vAug 24, 2020 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.19vJun 16, 2020 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.18vFeb 20, 2020 – New lectures on working with kubectl outputs, Rolling updates, Rollbacks, and 2 new Lightening Labs were added.Mock Exams updated.Jan 2, 2020 – New lectures on Storage Classes, StatefulSets, and Volume Claim Templates were added.Jul 5, 2019 – New Mock Exam to the Kubernetes Certification Courses addedJan 2, 2019 – New lecture ConfigMaps addedDec 19, 2018 – New videos and practice tests on Service Accounts in Kubernetes added to the courseDec 13, 2018 – New lectures on Taints/Tolerations and Node Affinity addedDec 1, 2018 – Kubernetes Challenge Series Game of PODS added

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Kubernetes Series

Lecture 3 Kubernetes for Beginners Course

Lecture 4 Certification Details

Lecture 5 CNCF Certification

Lecture 6 Download Course Deck

Lecture 7 Course release notes

Lecture 8 Join our Community Group

Section 2: Core Concepts

Lecture 9 Recap - Kubernetes Architecture

Lecture 10 Docker-vs-ContainerD

Lecture 11 Recap - Pods

Lecture 12 YAML Basics

Lecture 13 Recap - Pods with YAML

Lecture 14 Recap - Demo - Creating Pods with YAML

Lecture 15 Note!

Lecture 16 Practice Test - Introduction

Lecture 17 Demo: Accessing Labs

Lecture 18 Course setup - accessing the labs

Lecture 19 Practice Test - Pods

Lecture 20 Solution - Pods (optional)

Lecture 21 Edit Pods

Lecture 22 Recap - ReplicaSets

Lecture 23 Practice Test - ReplicaSets

Lecture 24 Solution - ReplicaSets (optional)

Lecture 25 Recap - Deployments

Lecture 26 Practice Test - Deployments

Lecture 27 Solution - Deployments (optional)

Lecture 28 Certification Tip: Formatting Output with kubectl

Lecture 29 Recap - Namespaces

Lecture 30 Practice Test - Namespaces

Lecture 31 Solution - Namespaces (optional)

Lecture 32 Certification Tip: Imperative Commands

Lecture 33 Practice Test - Imperative Commands

Lecture 34 Solution - Imperative Commands (optional)

Lecture 35 Here's some inspiration to keep going

Lecture 36 A Quick Reminder

Section 3: Configuration

Lecture 37 Define, build and modify container images

Lecture 38 Practice Test - Docker Images

Lecture 39 Commands and Arguments in Docker

Lecture 40 Commands and Arguments in Kubernetes

Lecture 41 A quick note on editing Pods and Deployments

Lecture 42 Practice Test - Commands and Arguments

Lecture 43 Solution - Commands and Arguments (Optional)

Lecture 44 Environment Variables

Lecture 45 ConfigMaps

Lecture 46 Practice Test - ConfigMaps

Lecture 47 Solution: ConfigMaps (Optional)

Lecture 48 Secrets

Lecture 49 A quick note about Secrets!

Lecture 50 Additional Resource

Lecture 51 Practice Test - Secrets

Lecture 52 Solution - Secrets (Optional)

Lecture 53 Demo: Encrypting Secret Data at Rest

Lecture 54 Docker Security

Lecture 55 Security Contexts

Lecture 56 Practice Test - Security Contexts

Lecture 57 Solution: Security Contexts

Lecture 58 Service Account

Lecture 59 Practice Test - Service Acccount

Lecture 60 Solution: Service Account

Lecture 61 Resource Requirements

Lecture 62 Practice Test - Resource Requirements

Lecture 63 Solution: Resource Requirements

Lecture 64 Taints and Tolerations

Lecture 65 Practice Test - Taints and Toleration

Lecture 66 Solution - Taints and Tolerations (Optional)

Lecture 67 Node Selectors

Lecture 68 Node Affinity

Lecture 69 Practice Test - Node Affinity

Lecture 70 Solution - Node Affinity (Optional)

Lecture 71 Taints & Tolerations vs Node Affinity

Lecture 72 Practice Test

Lecture 73 Certification Tips - Student Tips

Lecture 74 If you like it, Share it!

Section 4: Multi-Container Pods

Lecture 75 Multi-Container Pods

Lecture 76 Practice Test - Multi-Container Pods

Lecture 77 Solution - Multi-Container Pods (Optional)

Lecture 78 Init Containers

Lecture 79 Practice Test – Init Containers

Lecture 80 Solution – Init Containers (Optional)

Section 5: Observability

Lecture 81 Readiness and Liveness Probes

Lecture 82 Liveness Probes

Lecture 83 Practice Test - Readiness and Liveness Probes

Lecture 84 Solution: Readiness and Liveness Probes

Lecture 85 Container Logging

Lecture 86 Practice Test - Container Logging

Lecture 87 Solution - Logging (optional)

Lecture 88 Monitor and Debug Applications

Lecture 89 Practice Test - Monitoring

Lecture 90 Solution - Monitoring (optional)

Section 6: POD Design

Lecture 91 Labels, Selectors and Annotations

Lecture 92 Practice Test - Labels, Selectors and Annotations

Lecture 93 Solution - Labels and Selectors (optional)

Lecture 94 Rolling Updates & Rollbacks in Deployments

Lecture 95 Updating a Deployment

Lecture 96 Demo - Deployments

Lecture 97 Practice Test - Rolling Updates & Rollbacks

Lecture 98 Solution - Rolling Updates (Optional)

Lecture 99 Deployment Strategy - Blue Green

Lecture 100 Deployment Strategy - Canary

Lecture 101 Practice Test - Deployment strategies

Lecture 102 Solution: Deployment strategies

Lecture 103 Jobs

Lecture 104 CronJobs

Lecture 105 Practice Test - Jobs & CronJobs

Lecture 106 Solution - Jobs and Cronjobs (optional)

Section 7: Services & Networking

Lecture 107 Services

Lecture 108 Services - Cluster IP

Lecture 109 Practice Test - Services

Lecture 110 Solution - Services (optional)

Lecture 111 Ingress Networking

Lecture 112 Article: Ingress

Lecture 113 Practice Test - Ingress Networking - 1

Lecture 114 Solution: Ingress Networking - 1

Lecture 115 FAQ - What is the rewrite-target option?

Lecture 116 Practice Test - Ingress Networking - 2

Lecture 117 Solution: Ingress Networking - 2

Lecture 118 Network Policies

Lecture 119 Developing network policies

Lecture 120 Practice Test - Network Policies

Lecture 121 Solution - Network Policies (optional)

Section 8: State Persistence

Lecture 122 Volumes

Lecture 123 Persistent Volumes

Lecture 124 Persistent Volume Claims

Lecture 125 Using PVCs in Pods

Lecture 126 Practice Test - Persistent Volumes

Lecture 127 Solution - Persistent Volume and Persistent Volume Claims (Optional)

Lecture 128 Note on optional topics

Lecture 129 Storage Classes

Lecture 130 Practice Test - Storage Class

Lecture 131 Why Stateful Sets?

Lecture 132 Stateful Sets Introduction

Lecture 133 Headless Services

Lecture 134 Storage in StatefulSets

Section 9: Security

Lecture 135 Authentication, Authorization and Admission Control

Lecture 136 Authentication

Lecture 137 Article on Setting up Basic Authentication

Lecture 138 Important Updates

Lecture 139 KubeConfig

Lecture 140 Practice Test KubeConfig

Lecture 141 Solution KubeConfig

Lecture 142 API Groups

Lecture 143 Authorization

Lecture 144 Role Based Access Controls

Lecture 145 Practice Test Role Based Access Controls

Lecture 146 Solution Role Based Access Controls

Lecture 147 Cluster Roles

Lecture 148 Practice Test Cluster Roles

Lecture 149 Solution Cluster Roles

Lecture 150 Admission Controllers

Lecture 151 Labs - Admission Controllers

Lecture 152 Solution: Admission Controllers

Lecture 153 Validating and Mutating Admission Controllers

Lecture 154 Labs - Validating and Mutating Admission Controllers

Lecture 155 Solution: Validating and Mutating Admission Controllers

Lecture 156 API Versions

Lecture 157 API Deprecations

Lecture 158 Lab - API Versions/Deprecations

Lecture 159 Solution: API Versions

Lecture 160 Custom Resource Definition

Lecture 161 Practice Test - Custom Resource Definition

Lecture 162 Custom Controllers

Lecture 163 Operator Framework

Section 10: Helm Fundamentals

Lecture 164 Helm Introduction

Lecture 165 Install Helm

Lecture 166 Labs - Install Helm

Lecture 167 Solution: Install Helm

Lecture 168 Helm Concepts

Lecture 169 Labs - Helm Concepts

Lecture 170 Solution: Helm Concepts

Section 11: Additional Practice - Kubernetes Challenges (Optional)

Lecture 171 Kubernetes Challenges

Section 12: Certification Tips

Lecture 172 Time Management

Lecture 173 Additional Tips

Section 13: Lightning Labs

Lecture 174 Introduction - Lightning Labs

Lecture 175 Lightning Lab - 1

Lecture 176 Solution: Lightning Lab1

Lecture 177 Lightning Lab - 2

Lecture 178 Solution: Lightning Lab - 2

Section 14: Mock Exams

Lecture 179 Mock Exam - 1

Lecture 180 Mock Exam -1 (Solution)

Lecture 181 Mock Exam - 2

Lecture 182 Mock Exam -2 (Solution)

Lecture 183 Bonus Lecture: Conclusion

Lecture 184 Register for Certification

Lecture 185 Kubernetes Update and Project Videos - Your Essential Guide

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