In this lab challenge your Kubernetes skills are put to the test. You need to complete several tasks using a real Kubernetes cluster to complete the Challenge. The lab challenge simulates the experience of real Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Kubernetes certification exams, such as the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification exam and the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification exam. Note that the challenge covers topics that are shared by both the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification exam and the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification exam.

Updates

July 31st, 2024 - Updated Kubernetes to run 1.30

March 19th, 2024 - Resolved validation check issue

October 13th, 2023 - Updated Kubernetes to run 1.28

June 9th, 2023 - Updated Kubernetes to run 1.26

September 6th, 2022 - Updated to run Kubernetes 1.24

May 3rd, 2021 - Updated to run Kubernetes 1.20, 75% faster startup time, and use a web terminal

December 13th, 2020 - Updated to Kubernetes 1.19

August 17th, 2020 - Updated to use EC2 instance connect for the in-browser terminal access, avoiding some issues with AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

March 27th, 2020 - Updated lab environment startup template to resolve an issue causing Metric Server to fail to load in the cluster on startup

January 15th, 2020 - Updated lab environment startup template to workaround removed third-party dependencies

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and experience with kubectl
• Completion of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam Preparation Learning Path or the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Exam Preparation Learning Path are highly recommended before attempting the challenge

• Kubernetes certification examinees
• Kubernetes practitioners

• Kubernetes networking
• Kubernetes core concepts
• Kubernetes configuration
• Kubernetes observability and troubleshooting