March 2026
Intermediate
8h 7m
English
on-demand course
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certification Course: In-Depth Guidance and Practice
with Benjamin Muschko
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Overview
The ability to administer and monitor a Kubernetes cluster is in high demand today. To meet this need, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation developed a certification exam to establish an administrator's credibility and value in the job market to confidently work in a Kubernetes environment.
The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification exam is different from the typical multiple-choice format of other professional certifications. Instead, the CKA is a performance-based exam that requires deep knowledge of the tasks under immense time pressure.
This video course guide walks you through all the topics covered to fully prepare you for the exam. Author Benjamin Muschko also shares his personal experience with preparing for all aspects of the exam.
What you’ll learn and how to apply it
- Learn when and how to apply Kubernetes concepts to administer and troubleshoot a production-grade cluster.
- Understand the objectives, abilities, and tips and tricks needed to pass the CKA exam.
- Explore the ins and outs of the kubectl command-line tool.
- Demonstrate competency to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes administrator.
- Solve real-world Kubernetes problems in a hands-on command-line environment.
- Effectively navigate and solve questions during the CKA exam.
This course is for you because
- You’re an administrator of a Kubernetes cluster and want to deeply understand Kubernetes concepts and techniques.
- You want to learn the basics of Kubernetes by solving hands-on problems.
- You want to become a Certified Kubernetes Administrator.
Prerequisites
- Experience with container runtimes and containerized workload.
- You should possess a beginner-level understanding of Kubernetes concepts and the resources API.
- Familiarity with a Unix environment, bash commands, and a command line-based text editor (e.g. vim, nano, emacs) and YAML.
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