Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Online Training

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UPDATED: July 8, 2022

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This intermediate-level Linux Foundation CKAD training covers the objectives in the CKAD exam, which is the one required exam to earn the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification. Use this CKAD exam prep to get certified, and validate your ability to design, build, configure, and expose cloud native applications for Kubernetes.

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What you'll learn

Building a practice cluster, creating pods and dealing with clusters
Configuring resource requirements, ConfigMaps and security
Working with Kubernetes multi-container pods
Managing observability with metrics servers, applications monitoring and container logging
Designing pods
Managing services and network policies
Using persistent volumes

FAQs

What exactly is Kubernetes application development?

Kubernetes application development refers to the process of creating, deploying, and managing applications within a Kubernetes cluster. Kubernetes app development is focused on containerized applications that run efficiently on K8s, leveraging features like automatic scaling, load balancing, and self-healing. This course teaches you to understand YAML configuration files, Docker containers, and Kubernetes APIs so that you can effectively build and maintain applications that take advantage of Kubernetes orchestration and scaling.

Is the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) worth it?

Yes, for any IT professional who builds, deploys or configures cloud-native apps with Kubernetes, the CKAD is worth it for advancing your career and deepening your familiarity with container runtimes and microservice architecture. The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer credential is well-respected and it's understood that someone who can pass the test knows how to define application resources and use Kubernetes core primitives to create/migrate, configure, expose and observe scalable applications

How difficult is the CKAD exam?

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam is challenging. The CKAD exam is a 2-hour long performance-based test with problems that are designed to test your practical familiarity with developing and deploying apps with Kubernetes. Cramming won't be very helpful when it comes to the CKAD exam, instead you'll want to take a course that emphasizes practical experience with application design, deployment, maintenance, environment configuration, and managing K8s services and networking.

How much does the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) cost?

It costs $395 to attempt the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). $395 gets you two attempts (within a year) at the two-hour long performance-based exam. If you pass the CKAD, the certification is valid for three years. The Linux Foundation offers a CKAD companion course for an additional $200. There are no prerequisites for the CKAD, so as long as you can pass it, the total cost is $395.

Who should earn the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer?

The CKAD is a very good tool for Kubernetes engineers, cloud engineers or cloud application developers, and it's good to have on your resume if you're applying to be one. For jobs that depend on using container runtimes, or navigating microservice architectures, the CKAD proves competence. Whether you're already working in cloud-native application development or you want to break into it, the CKAD is a good tool to advance your career.

Who is this for?

This CKAD training is considered professional-level Linux Foundation training, which means it was designed for systems administrators. This Kubernetes skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with orchestration infrastructure and experienced systems administrators looking to validate their Linux Foundation skills.

What our learners say

Practice exams help you have an overview of your readiness. If you have failed a couple questions in one area, you can go back and work on them.
Harold M. | Network Administrator
It feels like the best and the brightest people are training with you — and they are just hanging out with you and showing you the ropes.
John McCann | IT manager and CBT Nuggets learner
Having access to on-demand labs that I could spin up instantly was very helpful. I didn’t have to have a home environment with a bunch of virtual machines spun up. Or worry about destroying things.
Brian V. | Monitoring Engineer

Study plan

Download the free CKAD study plan to complete this course in about 47 hours.

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