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k8s-certification

Kubernetes Certification material for CKAD.

This is my journey/notes/hints for achieving CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Resources

• Notes - docs
• Courses
  • CKAD: https://www.udemy.com/course/certified-kubernetes-application-developer/
  • CKA: https://www.udemy.com/course/certified-kubernetes-administrator-with-practice-tests/
• Exam practice
  • lab environments from courses above
  • https://killer.sh/ - you get 2 tries at the same test when you register for the exam
• https://kubernetes.io - make sure you know how to use and search in here
• linux/vim
• Register for exam:
  • CKAD: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/certified-kubernetes-application-developer-ckad/
  • CKA: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka/

Steps:

• go throught the course
• do all the labs to completion
• go through the notes
  • k8s-core.md
  • k8s-crd.md
  • k8s-svc.md
  • k8s-volumes.md
  • k8s-auth.md
  • docker-images.md
• go through k8s examples
  • k8s-examples.md
• go through imprative k8s commands
  • k8s-commands.md
• practice working in a linux environment and using Vim for text editing YAML
• exam prep exercises - https://github.com/dgkanatsios/CKAD-exercises
• go through these resources
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cgpFWVD8ds
  • https://blog.codonomics.com/2019/09/essential-vim-for-ckad-or-cka-exam.html
• do the practice tests
• go through k8s exam day prep
  • k8s-exam-day.md

I want to give huge credit to Mumshad Mannambeth and his courses. They are really good. I passed with 94% and felt the exam was easy after all of this preparation.