Master the essential skills to become a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with this comprehensive, hands-on course. Designed to cover every objective of the CKA exam, this program guides you through building, running, and managing Kubernetes clusters both in the cloud and on-premises. You’ll gain practical experience with cluster architecture, workload scheduling, networking, storage, security, and troubleshooting, reinforced by interactive labs and two full-length practice exams—ensuring you’re fully prepared to become CKA certified.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Specialization
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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Specialization
Your Ultimate Resource for Acing the CKA Exam. Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes and prepare for CKA certification.
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 month at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Build, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters, including node maintenance, networking, storage, and security best practices.
Deploy, scale, and troubleshoot Kubernetes applications using deployments, services, Helm, and advanced scheduling and networking techniques.
Prepare for and practice the CKA exam with hands-on labs and two full-length, graded practice exams to validate your readiness.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Event Monitoring
- Network Monitoring
- Cloud-Native Computing
- Containerization
- Network Security
- Data Storage
- API Gateway
- Network Troubleshooting
- Application Deployment
- General Networking
- Infrastructure Security
- Linux Administration
- Network Administration
- Technical Support and Services
- CI/CD
- Problem Management
- Network Architecture
Tools you'll learn
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September 2025
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Specialization - 6 course series
What you'll learn
Understand Kubernetes architecture, node roles, and ecosystem integration for both cloud and on-premises deployments.
Build and configure Kubernetes clusters using kubeadm, including networking and client setup.
Perform essential cluster management and node maintenance tasks, including monitoring, upgrades, and high availability.
Implement robust security settings, including API access controls, security contexts, and RBAC for users and service accounts.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Infrastructure Architecture
Category: System Configuration
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Infrastructure Security
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Containerization
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Servers
What you'll learn
Deploy and manage applications using deployments, daemonsets, and statefulsets.
Automate complex application deployments with Helm and Kustomize.
Control workload scheduling using labels, affinity/anti-affinity, taints, tolerations, and priorities.
Apply resource quotas and scaling strategies to optimize application performance.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Scalability
Category: YAML
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Containerization
Category: CI/CD
Category: Configuration Management
What you'll learn
Configure Kubernetes services, ingress controllers, and the Gateway API to manage application access.
Understand and manage cluster-level networking with CNI and CoreDNS.
Implement network policies to control traffic between pods and namespaces.
Gain hands-on experience with practical labs for real-world networking scenarios.
Skills you'll gain
Category: General Networking
Category: Network Administration
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Network Security
Category: Containerization
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Service Management
Category: API Gateway
Category: Network Architecture
What you'll learn
Configure and manage pod volumes, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims in Kubernetes.
Set up and use storage classes for automatic storage provisioning.
Implement volume reclaim policies and manage data lifecycle.
Securely handle configuration and sensitive data with config maps and secrets.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Data Management
Category: Kubernetes
Category: YAML
Category: Data Storage
What you'll learn
Monitor and analyze Kubernetes resources using logging and event tracking.
Troubleshoot issues with nodes, services, ingress, and cluster components.
Diagnose and resolve cluster access problems efficiently.
Apply troubleshooting skills in practical, hands-on lab scenarios.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Debugging
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Servers
Category: Technical Support and Services
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Problem Management
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Event Monitoring
What you'll learn
Gain hands-on experience with realistic, full-length Kubernetes practice exams.
Learn how to use grading scripts to assess your performance and progress.
Identify strengths and areas for improvement through detailed solution walkthroughs.
Build confidence and exam readiness with practical, scenario-based tasks.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Containerization
Category: Network Security
Category: Test Tools
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: YAML
Category: Simulations
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Scalability
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