Learn Kubernetes and prepare to pass the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) examination. This course is designed to provide a deep, practical understanding of Kubernetes administration, from foundational concepts to advanced troubleshooting. 

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⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ 0:00:00 Introduction

⌨️ 0:06:23 Kubernetes Fundamentals and Lab
- Understanding the Kubernetes Architecture
- Core Kubernetes Objects
- Setting Up Your CKA Practice Environment

⌨️ 0:22:09 Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration
- Bootstrapping a Multi-Node Cluster with kubeadm
- Managing the Cluster Lifecycle
- Implementing a Highly-Available (HA) Control Plane
- Managing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Application Management with Helm and Kustomize
- Extending Kubernetes

⌨️ 0:55:23 Workloads & Scheduling
- Mastering Deployments
- Configuring Applications with ConfigMaps and Secrets
- Implementing Workload Autoscaling
- Advanced Pod and Container Configuration
- Advanced Scheduling

⌨️ 1:26:04 Services & Networking
- Pod-to-Pod Connectivity
- Kubernetes Services
- Ingress and the Gateway API
- Network Policies
- CoreDNS

⌨️ 1:43:45 Storage
- Volumes, PersistentVolumes (PV), and PersistentVolumeClaims (PVC)
- Volume Configuration
- StorageClasses and Dynamic Provisioning

⌨️ 1:55:31 Troubleshooting
- The Troubleshooting Methodology
- Troubleshooting Applications and Pods
- Troubleshooting Cluster and Nodes
- Troubleshooting Cluster Components
- Troubleshooting Services and Networking
- Monitoring Cluster and Application Resource Usage

⌨️ 2:04:56 Conclusion

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Comprehensive Kubernetes administration course aligned with version 1.34 and the 2026 CKA exam curriculum. Covers foundational concepts through advanced troubleshooting, including cluster architecture, multi-node setup with kubeadm, control plane components (API server, etcd, scheduler, controller manager), worker node agents (kubelet, kube-proxy), core objects (pods, deployments, services, namespaces), RBAC configuration, Helm and Kustomize for application management, rolling updates and rollbacks, ConfigMaps and Secrets for configuration injection, horizontal pod autoscaling with metrics server, and practical exam preparation tips for the performance-based test environment.

Kubernetes Course – Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam Preparation (2026 Update)