Course Curriculum

21 Chapters · 22 Lessons

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      Free Preview

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    Chapter 1: Understanding the CKAD Certification

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      Understanding the CKAD Certification

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    Chapter 2: Container Image Management

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      Container Image Management

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    Chapter 3: Workload Resources and Scheduling

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      Workload Resources and Scheduling

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    Chapter 4: Multi-Container Pod Design

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      Multi-Container Pod Design

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    Chapter 5: Managing Volumes

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      Managing Volumes

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      Managing Volumes

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    Chapter 6: Kubernetes Deployment Strategies

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      Kubernetes Deployment Strategies

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    Chapter 7: Rolling Updates and Rollbacks

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      Rolling Updates and Rollbacks

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    Chapter 8: Helm and Kustomize

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      Helm and Kustomize

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    Chapter 9: Monitoring and Debugging Applications

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      Monitoring and Debugging Applications

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    Chapter 10: Probes and Health Checks

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      Probes and Health Checks

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    Chapter 11: Managing API Deprecations

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      Managing API Deprecations

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    Chapter 12: ConfigMaps and Secrets

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      ConfigMaps and Secrets

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    Chapter 13: Security Best Practices

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      Security Best Practices

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    Chapter 14: Resource Management and Quotas

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      Resource Management and Quotas

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    Chapter 15: Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Controllers

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      Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Controllers

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    Chapter 16: Services and Ingress

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      Services and Ingress

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    Chapter 17: Network Policies

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      Network Policies

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    Chapter 18: Custom Resource Definitions

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      Custom Resource Definitions

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    Chapter 19: Mock Tests and Practice Tests

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      Mock Tests and Practice Tests

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    Index

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      Index

About the Author

Hitesh Kumar Pattanayak is a seasoned Backend Developer with 10 years of experience building robust, scalable systems. A B.Tech graduate from GITA, Bhubaneswar, he specializes in Golang, Kubernetes, and gRPC. A Certified Kubernetes Application Developer and AWS Community Builder (2023–24), Hitesh shares his cloud-native expertise through writing and community contributions.

About the Course

Ultimate Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certification Guide is a hands-on, exam-focused resource designed to help you master Kubernetes from an application developer’s perspective. This book provides complete coverage of all CKAD domains, including workload resources, multi-container pod design, configuration management, storage, networking, security, observability, and troubleshooting. Each concept is reinforced with practical examples and executable manifests that you can run in your own environment. Beyond certification preparation, this guide teaches production-ready practices used in real-world systems. You will implement rolling updates, rollbacks, blue-green and canary deployments, manage Helm and Kustomize configurations, enforce security with RBAC and network policies, and debug applications efficiently. By the end of this book, you will not only be fully prepared to pass the CKAD exam but also be well-equipped with skills to build and manage Kubernetes applications in professional environments.