Learn CKAD Training

Prepare for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam with a structured, hands-on learning path. This roadmap focuses on practical Kubernetes application design and build, deployment, observability and maintenance, configuration and security, and services and networking, plus performance-based exam tasks and real-world cloud-native scenarios. Guided CKAD courses, labs, and mock exam practice will be added over time to help you build skills aligned with CKAD objectives.

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CKAD Prep

CKAD Training Courses

CKAD Prep

Beginner

kubernetesckad

A beginner-friendly CKAD preparation course with 42 guided Kubernetes application development labs arranged from kubectl and object fundamentals to workloads, configuration, deployment, observability, and networking.

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Kubernetes Application Foundations

Explore kubectl, Contexts, and Namespaces

Inspect Kubernetes API Resources

Create and Inspect a Pod

Write a Pod Manifest

Use Labels and Selectors

Generate and Edit Manifests with kubectl

Workload Design and Build

Choose the Right Workload Resource

Add Init Containers

Add a Sidecar Container

Use Ephemeral and Persistent Volumes in Pods

Configuration, Storage, and Runtime Settings

Configure Applications with ConfigMaps

Configure Applications with Secrets

Inject Environment Variables

Mount Configuration Files

Use Projected Volumes

Set Resource Requests and Limits

Apply Namespace Resource Quotas

Run with a Dedicated ServiceAccount

Harden a Pod Security Context

Discover and Use Custom Resources

Deployment and Packaging

Perform a Rolling Update

Roll Back a Faulty Deployment

Tune Deployment Update Strategy

Implement a Canary Release

Switch Blue-Green Traffic

Deploy a Local Helm Chart

Customize an Application with Kustomize

Build and Run a Local Application Image

Observability, Debugging, and App Networking

Read Logs and Events

Use exec and Port Forwarding for Debugging

Configure Liveness and Readiness Probes

Debug a CrashLooping Application

Update Deprecated API Manifests

Expose a Deployment with a Service

Diagnose Service DNS Access

Route HTTP Traffic with Ingress

Restrict Application Traffic with NetworkPolicy

Repair Named Service Port Routing

CKAD Practice Exam 01

Intermediate

kubernetesckad

A hands-on CKAD practice exam with 20 independent Kubernetes application development challenges covering application design and build, deployment, observability and maintenance, environment configuration and security, and services and networking.

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CKAD Practice Exam 02

Intermediate

kubernetesckad

A second independent CKAD-style practice exam with 20 Kubernetes application development challenges covering the public CKAD domains through different operational scenarios.

Completed 0 of 20 Labs