Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Overview
Ready to level up your cloud native skills and become a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)? This intensive, hands-on training prepares you to confidently design, deploy, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters—and pass the CKA exam with confidence.
Whether you’re managing containerized applications in AWS, scaling DevOps pipelines, or working toward CNCF certification, this course gives you practical experience with every key concept covered in the CKA certification.
Led by expert instructors and built on vendor-agnostic tools aligned with Linux Foundation and CNCF guidelines, this class mirrors real-world scenarios using the command line—not just theory. By the end of the course, you’ll assemble your own high availability Kubernetes cluster, configure it from scratch, and practice common tasks like troubleshooting and scaling—all capped off with a realistic mock CKA exam.
Course Objectives
This hands-on Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) training equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to design, deploy, and manage a production-grade Kubernetes cluster. You’ll start by learning cluster architecture, installation, and configuration, then move on to managing rolling updates and rollbacks in production environments.
The course covers how to scale both clusters and applications efficiently, create robust, self-healing deployments, and configure networking for nodes, services, and CoreDNS. You’ll also work with persistent storage solutions, troubleshoot cluster and application-level errors, and explore cloud native deployments using AWS and other provider-agnostic tools.
To support real-world operations, you’ll gain practical experience using the command line and AI prompt engineering to generate Kubernetes configuration snippets. All topics are aligned with CNCF and Linux Foundation guidelines to help you pass the CKA exam and advance your cloud native or DevOps career in 2025.
Who Should Attend?
- Professionals who need to maintain or set up a Kubernetes cluster
- Container Orchestration Engineers
- DevOps Professionals
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Agenda
Cluster Architecture, Installation, and Configuration
Understand the core components of a Kubernetes cluster. Learn how to install and configure a high availability environment that meets production-grade standards.
Workloads and Scheduling
Deploy and manage applications using Pods, ReplicaSets, and Deployments. Configure scheduling policies to optimize resource usage.
Services and Networking
Set up and manage internal and external services, including CoreDNS. Learn how Kubernetes networking works across nodes and clusters.
Storage
Configure and manage persistent volumes and persistent volume claims. Use Kubernetes-native storage to support stateful applications.
Security
Manage access control with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), service accounts, and security contexts. Understand secrets, network policies, and best practices.
Logging and Monitoring
Integrate logging and monitoring tools to gain insights into your cluster’s health and performance. Understand how to debug and optimize workloads.
Cluster Maintenance
Perform cluster upgrades, backups, and node management. Learn best practices for routine maintenance and disaster recovery.
Troubleshooting
Diagnose and resolve cluster, application, and networking issues using Kubernetes command-line tools and built-in diagnostics.
Mock CKA Exam
Test your knowledge with a realistic practice exam that simulates the actual CKA certification environment.