Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Training at a glance
Level
Beginner
Duration
5 Days
Experience
1 year: Linux
Average Salary
$120,000
Labs
Yes
Level
Beginner
Duration
5 Days
Experience
1 year: Linux
Average Salary
$120,000
Labs
Yes
Training Details
- Understand Kubernetes architecture and its components
- Design and deploy stateless and stateful applications in Kubernetes
- Configure applications using ConfigMaps and Secrets
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and manage applications using Kubernetes tools
- Prepare thoroughly for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam
- Kubernetes architecture and components
- Kubernetes objects: Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments
- Using kubectl for interaction and management
Module 2: Working with Pods and Containers
- Multi-container Pods
- Init containers and sidecar patterns
- Resource limits and scheduling basics
Module 3: Configuration Management
- ConfigMaps: managing environment-specific settings
- Secrets: securing sensitive data
- Mounting configuration into containers
Module 4: Application Lifecycle Management
- Rolling updates and rollbacks
- Liveness and readiness probes
- Graceful shutdown and cleanup
Module 5: Networking and Services
- Kubernetes Services: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer
- DNS and service discovery
- Ingress controllers and rules
Module 6: Storage and Volumes
- Volume types and Persistent Volumes (PV/PVC)
- Storage classes and dynamic provisioning
- Managing stateful applications
Module 7: Jobs and Scheduled Tasks
- Running batch processes with Jobs
- Automating periodic tasks using CronJobs
Module 8: Security and RBAC Basics
- Service accounts and RBAC roles
- Security context for pods and containers
- Network policies overview
Module 9: Observability and Troubleshooting
- Logs and container output
- Monitoring application performance
- Debugging Pods and common error patterns
Module 10: CKAD Exam Preparation
- Exam environment and tips
- Hands-on practice scenarios
- Time-saving kubectl techniques and aliases
- Developers who want to build, deploy, and manage applications on Kubernetes
- Engineers preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam
- Software developers transitioning into cloud-native development workflows
- DevOps practitioners seeking to automate application deployment and lifecycle management
- Technical professionals responsible for containerized application delivery
- Anyone familiar with Linux, containers, and YAML who wants hands-on Kubernetes experience
- Proficiency with the Linux command line
- Understanding of containers and Docker
- Basic YAML syntax knowledge
- Experience with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
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