Resources to learn for the CKAD Exam

CKAD-Exam.md

CKAD Exam Scope Statement

13% - Core Concepts

• Understand Kubernetes API primitives
• Create and configure basic Pods

• Learn: http://kubernetesbyexample.com/pods/

10% Multi-Container Pods

• Understand Multi-Container Pod design patterns (e.g. ambassador, adapter, sidecare)

• Learn: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2015/06/the-distributed-system-toolkit-patterns

20% - Pod Design

• Understand how to use Labels, Selectors, and Annotations

• Learn:

  • http://kubernetesbyexample.com/labels/
  • https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/

• Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updates

• Understand Deployments and how to perform rollbacks

• Learn: http://kubernetesbyexample.com/deployments/

• Understand Jobs and CronJobs

• Learn: TODO

8% - State Persistence

• Understand PersistentVolumeClaims for storage

18% - Configuration

• Understand ConfigMaps • Understand SecurityContexts • Define an application’s resource requirements • Create & consume Secrets • Understand ServiceAccounts

18% - Observability

• Understand LivenessProbes and ReadinessProbes • Understand container logging • Understand how to monitor applications in Kubernetes • Understand debugging in Kubernetes

13% - Services & Networking

• Understand Services • Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies