Module 1 Container fundamentals introduction

Learning objectives

Using registries

What is a container

Starting containers

Container logging

Lesson 1 lab Using containers

Managing containers

Lesson 1 lab solution Using containers

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) introduction

Learning objectives

Container image architecture

Creating images from running containers

Image creation options

Using Dockerfile to build custom images

Lesson 2 lab Creating custom container images

Lesson 2 lab solution Creating custom container images

How Kubernetes enables cloud native computing

Cloud native computing

Kubernetes origins

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Kubernetes architecture

Lesson 3 lab Exploring Kubernetes API resources

Lesson 3 lab solution Exploring Kubernetes API resources

Essential API resources

Minikube

Kubernetes in cloud

Kubernetes deployment options

Lesson 4 lab Setting up a lab environment

Running your first application

Building an all-in-one Kubernetes distribution

Lesson 4 lab solution Setting up a lab environment

Module 2 Kubernetes essentials introduction

Generating YAML files

Options for running Kubernetes applications

Pod structure and use

Running pods the DevOps way

Multi-container pods

Lesson 5 lab Managing pods

Lesson 5 lab solution Managing pods

Pod troubleshooting

Namespaces

Init containers

Sidecar containers

Using port forwarding to access pods

restartPolicy

CronJobs

Jobs

Cleaning up resources

Lesson 6 lab Managing pod advanced features

Lesson 6 lab solution Managing pod advanced features

StorageClass

Ephemeral and persistent storage

Configuring persistent volumes

Configuring pod volume storage

Lesson 7 lab Setting up storage

Configuring PersistentVolumeClaims

Configuring pod storage with PV and PVC

Lesson 7 lab solution Setting up storage

Module 3 Application deployment introduction

Running applications as deployments

Deployment scalability

Deployment updates

Labels, selectors, and annotations

Deployment history

StatefulSet

DaemonSet

Lesson 8 lab Managing deployments

AutoScaling

Lesson 8 lab solution Managing deployments

Running applications from YAML files

Lesson 9 lab Managing applications with Helm

Using Kustomize

Lesson 9 lab solution Managing applications with Helm

Managing applications with Helm

The Helm package manager

Module 4 Services and networking introduction

Service resources in microservices

Services

Creating services

Kubernetes networking

Services and DNS

NetworkPolicy

Lesson 10 lab Managing services

Advanced networking Gateway API and Istio

Lesson 10 lab solution Managing services

Managing incoming traffic

Ingress components

Understanding Gateway API

Installing ecosystem ingress controllers

Using ingress

Configuring ingress rules

Using the Minikube ingress controller

Configuring Gateway API

Lesson 11 lab Managing incoming traffic

Troubleshooting networking

Lesson 11 lab solution Managing incoming traffic

Using Gateway API to provide access to applications

Module 5 Application environment, configuration, and security introduction

Why decoupling is important

Providing variables to Kubernetes applications

Secrets

Providing variables with ConfigMaps

Providing configuration files using ConfigMaps

Lesson 12 lab Using ConfigMaps and secrets

Configuring applications to use secrets

Lesson 12 lab solution Using ConfigMaps and secrets

Secrets and authenticated registry access

DevOps and GitOps

Lesson 13 lab Deploying Kubernetes applications the DevOps way

Lesson 13 lab solution Deploying Kubernetes applications the DevOps way

Bluegreen deployments

Canary deployments

Understanding the Kubernetes API

Using curl to work with API objects

Extending the API

Understanding API deprecations

CustomResourceDefinitions

Lesson 14 lab solution Using CustomResourceDefinitions

Lesson 14 lab Using CustomResourceDefinitions

Operators

Authentication and authorization

SecurityContext

API access and ServiceAccounts

Role based access control (RBAC)

Lesson 15 lab Managing security settings

Lesson 15 lab solution Managing security settings

Resource requests, limits, and quotas

Module 6 Application observability and maintenance introduction

Determining a troubleshooting strategy

Monitoring cluster event logs

Troubleshooting authentication logs

Analyzing failing applications

Lesson 16 lab Troubleshooting applications

Debugging Kubernetes applications

Lesson 16 lab solution Troubleshooting applications

Analyzing network access problems

What is observability

Kubernetes API health endpoints

Lesson 17 lab Using probes

Using probes to monitor applications

Lesson 17 lab solution Using probes

Module 7 Sample exam introduction

Grading the exam

Exam tips

Finding pods

Working with namespaces

Tasks overview

Creating a ConfigMap

Using a sidecar

Using probes

Creating a deployment

Exposing applications

Managing NetworkPolicy

Using storage

Using Helm

Managing resource restrictions

Creating canary deployments

Defining container restrictions

Using a Dockerfile

Using ServiceAccount

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Summary