CKAD Certified Kubernetes Application Developer | CKAD Exam

About this course

Welcome to the CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer) course! This comprehensive course is designed to prepare you for the CKAD certification exam, which focuses on developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-native applications for Kubernetes.Whether you're a developer looking to build applications on Kubernetes or an IT professional seeking to enhance your container orchestration skills, this course will equip you with the practical knowledge and hands-on experience needed to pass the certification exam.CKAD Exam Domains Covered In This Course:Application Design and Build (20%)Define, build, and modify container imagesChoose and use the right workload resource (Deployment, DaemonSet, CronJob, etc.)Understand multi-container Pod design patterns (e.g., sidecar, init, and others)Utilize persistent and ephemeral volumesApplication Deployment (20%)Use Kubernetes primitives to implement common deployment strategies (e.g., blue/green or canary)Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updatesUse the Helm package manager to deploy existing packagesKustomizeApplication Observability and Maintenance (15%)Understand API deprecationsImplement probes and health checksUse built-in CLI tools to monitor Kubernetes applicationsUtilize container logsDebugging in KubernetesApplication Environment, Configuration, and Security (25%)Discover and use resources that extend Kubernetes (CRD, Operators)Understand authentication, authorization, and admission controlUnderstand requests, limits, and quotasUnderstand ConfigMaps