Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Training

1 – From Containers to Kubernetes

• Overview of containers and the need for orchestration
• Introduction to Kubernetes architecture
• Understand the role of pods and the control plane
• Define, build, and modify container images using Docker or Podman

2 – Deploying Kubernetes

• Deploy a Kubernetes cluster using Ansible
• Explore basic cluster setup and configuration

3 – Pod Basics

• Introduction to YAML and manifest structure
• Create and configure basic pods using YAML files
• Learn about API versioning and resource deprecations

4 – Cluster Basics

• Explore Kubernetes namespaces and essential kubectl commands
• Create and configure namespaces for resource isolation
• Sort and filter output using kubectl get
• List and inspect resources with label and field selectors

5 – Container Health, Security, and Observability

• Use kubectl port-forward to access services locally
• Execute commands inside running pods with kubectl exec and kubectl cp
• Configure readiness and liveness probes
• Apply pod-level security contexts

6 – Resource Management

• Define resource requests, limits, and namespace ResourceQuotas
• Monitor pod usage with kubectl top and view resource metrics
• Understand and implement Admission Controllers
• Create and configure a LimitRange Admission Controller

7 – RBAC and Access Control

• Learn the fundamentals of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Manage service accounts and permissions
• Understand and switch between Kubernetes contexts
• Access and manage clusters securely

8 – Logging

• Utilize container logs for troubleshooting
• Use kubectl logs to inspect application output
• Introduction to FluentD and RsysLog logging solutions

9 – Ephemeral Storage

• Use ConfigMaps for persistent configuration
• Mount ConfigMaps into pods
• Create and consume Secrets securely in applications

10 – Persistent Storage

• Understand PersistentVolumes, PersistentVolumeClaims, and StorageClasses
• Use PVCs to persist application state
• Explore CSI-based volume provisioning
• Set up a CSI-backed NFS storage solution

11 – Multi-Container Pod Design

• Design and configure multi-container pods
• Use EmptyDir volumes to share data between containers
• Add FluentD sidecars for logging
• Understand and implement Init Containers

12 – Deployments

• Use labels and selectors to manage workloads
• Apply annotations for metadata and tool integration
• Create and manage ReplicaSets
• Deploy and maintain DaemonSets
• Create and configure Deployments
• Perform rolling updates and rollbacks
• Implement blue/green and canary deployment strategies
• Scale applications horizontally with autoscalers

13 – Jobs and CronJobs

• Understand one-time Jobs and scheduled CronJobs
• Create and monitor Kubernetes Jobs
• Schedule CronJobs for recurring tasks

14 – Affinity and Anti-Affinity

• Apply taints and tolerations to control pod placement
• Understand node selection and scheduling behavior

15 – Network Policies

• Define and apply basic network policies
• Create namespace-specific policies to isolate traffic

16 – Services and Ingress

• Understand Kubernetes Services and networking basics
• Expose applications via ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
• Overview of CNI networking plugins
• Deploy and configure Ingress controllers for