Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests
About Course
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*** Updated for latest CKA(2024) 1.30 version of Exam ***
Kubernetes is one of the highest trending technology in Cloud Computing as of today. Kubernetes had the fastest growth in job searches, over 173% from a year before, as reported recently by a survey conducted by Indeed.
Learn, practice, and get certified on Kubernetes with hands-on labs right in your browser.
“I have compared this to other courses at Udemy and Linux Academy. All have the strengths and gaps; so far this is a winner!” – Thomas Trauss, Student.
Learning Kubernetes is essential for any DevOps professional. DevOps engineers are always in demand. Currently, the average Silicon Valley salary for a DevOps engineer is 20% higher than what a software engineer makes. DevOps engineers make an average of $140,000 to $200,000 annually. And one of the most in-demand skills is Kubernetes Administration.
Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating containerized application deployment, scaling, and management. It was originally designed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
Simplify Complex Technology
Kubernetes is at the cutting edge of application deployment. To elevate your DevOps career, learn how to deploy applications on Kubernetes effectively.
This course helps you gain the knowledge required to design and deploy cloud-native applications on a Kubernetes cluster. A series of well-designed lectures with animation and illustrations help you understand complex concepts easily.
Practice! Practice! Practice!
Lectures alone won’t help you clear the certification. The Kubernetes Certification is a practical hands-on exam. You need hands-on experience, you need to get fast, and you need practice. That is what our integrated hands-on lab experience gives you. Our coding quizzes can be accessed right in your browser without having to set up any lab environment yourself. We validate your work and give you feedback instantly. Preview a few lab exercises for Free!!
After you have completed the lectures and coding exercises, you will have the opportunity to complete a series of assignments that put your new skills to the test. You will be given the challenge to solve using the Kubernetes skills you have learned.
This will give you real-world experience and the chance to work with other students in the community. You will develop a Kubernetes deployment and get feedback for your work.
Join Our Community!
Once you enroll in the course, you will get access to our community of teachers and learners, where we discuss important topics, tips, and tricks to pass the exam. This is a great place for you to clear your doubts and get answers to your questions instantly.
This course is the best way to get Certified in Kubernetes for an Absolute Beginner.
Don’t waste any more time wondering what course is best for you. You’ve already found it. Get started right away!
“Straight to the point covers the necessary to take the exam with some additional practice. Very good course and a very good teacher. Top-notch! Update: I passed the exam using this course!” – Christopher Williamson, Student, Udemy
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Course Update History
- July 15, 2024 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.30v
- Feb 17, 2024 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.29v
- June 15, 2023 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.27v
- Feb 2, 2023 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.26v
- Oct 10, 2022 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.24v
- Sept 2, 2022 – New lab on etcd added
- May 15, 2022 – Mock Exam solution videos updated
- May 1, 2022 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.23v
- Oct 20, 2021 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.22v
- May 10, 2021 – Lab environment upgrade to 1.20v
- Aug 24, 2020 – New updates
Lab environment upgrade to v1.19
New lectures Storage Section, Troubleshooting Section, kubectl apply, Solution videos, and labs were added.
Updated Kubernetes Imperative Commands Lab. - Jun 16, 2020 – Lab environment upgrade to v1.18
- Dec 3, 2019 – New labs added
- Jul 5, 2019 – New Mock Exam to the Kubernetes Certification Courses added
- Jun 7, 2019 – New lectures on Practice Imperative Commands, Multi Container PODs, and Init Containers, along with labs, were added
- May 21, 2019 – Lab Updates and fixes
By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to take the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification exam.
What Will You Learn?
- How to Administer a Kubernetes Cluster
- How to Design a Kubernetes Cluster
- How to Build a Kubernetes Cluster from scratch - "The Hard Way"
- How to Test a Kubernetes Cluster end-to-end
- How to Troubleshoot a Kubernetes Cluster
- How to Secure a Kubernetes Cluster
- How to Configure Storage on a Kubernetes Cluster
- How to Configure Network on a Kubernetes Cluster
Course Content
01 Introduction
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001 Course Introduction
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002 Certification
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005 The Kubernetes Trilogy
04:33
02 Core Concepts
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001 Core Concepts Section Introduction
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003 Cluster Architecture_part1
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003 Cluster Architecture_part2
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004 Docker-vs-ContainerD
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005 ETCD For Beginners
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006 ETCD in Kubernetes
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008 Kube-API Server
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009 Kube Controller Manager
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010 Kube Scheduler
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011 Kubelet
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012 Kube Proxy
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013 Recap – Pods
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014 Pods with YAML
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015 Demo – Pods with YAML
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016 Practice Test Introduction
05:51 -
017 Demo Accessing Labs
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020 Practice Test – Solution (Optional)
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021 Recap – ReplicaSets
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023 Practice Test – ReplicaSets – Solution (Optional)_part1
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023 Practice Test – ReplicaSets – Solution (Optional)_part2
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024 Deployments
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027 Solution – Deployments (optional)
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028 Services
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029 Services Cluster IP
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030 Services – Loadbalancer
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032 Solution – Services (optional)
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033 Namespaces
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035 Solution – Namespaces (optional)
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036 Imperative vs Declarative
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039 Solution – Imperative Commands (optional)
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040 Kubectl Apply Command
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042 A Quick Reminder
01:10
03 Scheduling
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001 Scheduling Section Introduction
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003 Manual Scheduling
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005 Solution – Manual Scheduling (optional)
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006 Labels and Selectors
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008 Solution Labels and Selectors (Optional)
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009 Taints and Tolerations
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011 Solution – Taints and Tolerations (Optional)
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012 Node Selectors
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013 Node Affinity
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015 Solution – Node Affinity (Optional)
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016 Taints and Tolerations vs Node Affinity
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017 Resource Requirements and Limits
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020 Solution Resource Limits (Optional)
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021 DaemonSets
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023 Solution – DaemonSets (optional)
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024 Static Pods
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026 Solution – Static Pods (Optional)
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027 Multiple Schedulers
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029 Solution – Practice Test – Multiple Schedulers (Optional)
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030 Configuring Scheduler Profiles
09:53
04 Logging & Monitoring
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001 Logging and Monitoring Section Introduction
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003 Monitor Cluster Components
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005 Solution Monitor Cluster Components (Optional)
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006 Managing Application Logs
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008 Solution Logging (Optional)
02:48
05 Application Lifecycle Management
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001 Application Lifecycle Management – Section Introduction
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003 Rolling Updates and Rollbacks
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005 Solution Rolling update (Optional)
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007 Commands
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008 Commands and Arguments
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010 Solution – Commands and Arguments (Optional)_part1
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010 Solution – Commands and Arguments (Optional)_part2
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010 Solution – Commands and Arguments (Optional)_part3
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010 Solution – Commands and Arguments (Optional)_part4
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011 Configure Environment Variables in Applications
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012 Configuring ConfigMaps in Applications
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014 Solution – Environment Variables (Optional)_part1
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014 Solution – Environment Variables (Optional)_part2
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015 Configure Secrets in Applications
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018 Solution – Secrets (Optional)
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019 Demo Encrypting Secret Data at Rest
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021 Multi Container Pods
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023 Solution – Multi-Container Pods (Optional)_part1
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023 Solution – Multi-Container Pods (Optional)_part2
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027 Solution – Init Containers (Optional)
10:57
06 Cluster Maintenance
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001 Cluster Maintenance – Section Introduction
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003 OS Upgrades
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005 Solution – OS Upgrades (optional)
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006 Kubernetes Software Versions
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008 Cluster Upgrade Process
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009 Demo – Cluster upgrade_part1
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009 Demo – Cluster upgrade_part2
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011 Solution Cluster Upgrade_part1
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011 Solution Cluster Upgrade_part2
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011 Solution Cluster Upgrade_part3
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012 Backup and Restore Methods
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015 Solution – Backup and Restore_part1
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015 Solution – Backup and Restore_part2
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015 Solution – Backup and Restore_part3
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017 Solution Backup and Restore 2_part1
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017 Solution Backup and Restore 2_part2
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017 Solution Backup and Restore 2_part3
06:47
07 Security
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001 Security – Section Introduction
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003 Kubernetes Security Primitives
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004 Authentication
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006 TLS Introduction
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007 TLS Basics
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008 TLS in Kubernetes
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009 TLS in Kubernetes – Certificate Creation
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010 View Certificate Details
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part1
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part2
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part3_part1
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part3_part2
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part4_part1
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013 Solution – View Certification Details_part4_part2
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014 Certificates API
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016 Solution Certificates API_part1
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016 Solution Certificates API_part2
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017 KubeConfig
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019 Solution KubeConfig
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021 API Groups
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022 Authorization
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023 Role Based Access Controls
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025 Solution Role Based Access Controls_part1
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025 Solution Role Based Access Controls_part2
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026 Cluster Roles and Role Bindings
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028 Solution Cluster Roles_part1
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028 Solution Cluster Roles_part2
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029 Service Accounts
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031 Solution Service Accounts
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032 Image Security
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034 Solution Image Security
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035 Pre-requisite – Security in Docker
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036 Security Contexts
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038 Solution Security Contexts
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039 Network Policy
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040 Developing network policies
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043 Solution – Network Policies (optional)_part1
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043 Solution – Network Policies (optional)_part2
07:05
08 Storage
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001 Storage – Section Introduction
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002 Introduction to Docker Storage
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003 Storage in Docker
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004 Volume Driver Plugins in Docker
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005 Container Storage Interface (CSI)
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007 Volumes
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008 Persistent Volumes
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009 Persistent Volume Claims
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012 Solution – Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims_part1
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012 Solution – Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims_part2
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015 Storage Class
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017 Solution – Storage Class
10:27
09 Networking
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001 Networking – Section Introduction
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003 Prerequisite – Switching Routing
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004 Prerequisite – DNS
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006 Prerequisite – Network Namespaces
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008 Prerequisite – Docker Networking
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009 Prerequisite – CNI
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010 Cluster Networking
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013 Solution – Explore Environment (optional)
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014 Pod Networking
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015 CNI in kubernetes
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017 CNI weave
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019 Solution – Explore CNI (optional)
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021 Solution – Deploy Network Solution (optional)_part1
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021 Solution – Deploy Network Solution (optional)_part2
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022 IP Address Management – Weave
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024 Solution – Networking Weave (optional)
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025 Service Networking
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027 Solution – Service Networking (optional)
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028 DNS in kubernetes
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029 CoreDNS in Kubernetes
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031 Solution – Explore DNS (optional)_part1
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032 Ingress_part1
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032 Ingress_part2
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036 Solution – Ingress Networking 1 – (optional)_part1
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036 Solution – Ingress Networking 1 – (optional)_part2
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038 Solution – Ingress Networking – 2 (optional)_part1
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038 Solution – Ingress Networking – 2 (optional)_part2
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10 Design and Install a Kubernetes Cluster
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002 Design a Kubernetes Cluster
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003 Choosing Kubernetes Infrastructure
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004 Configure High Availability
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005 ETCD in HA
12:41
11 Install Kubernetes the kubeadm way
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001 Introduction to Deployment with Kubeadm
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003 Deploy with Kubeadm – Provision VMs with Vagrant
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004 Demo – Deployment with Kubeadm_part1
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004 Demo – Deployment with Kubeadm_part2
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004 Demo – Deployment with Kubeadm_part3
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004 Demo – Deployment with Kubeadm_part4
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004 Demo – Deployment with Kubeadm_part5
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006 Solution – Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster using kubeadm (Optional)_part1
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006 Solution – Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster using kubeadm (Optional)_part2
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12 End to End Tests on a Kubernetes Cluster
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13 Troubleshooting
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001 Troubleshooting – Section Introduction
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003 Application Failure
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005 Solution – Application Failure (Optional)_part1
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005 Solution – Application Failure (Optional)_part2
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005 Solution – Application Failure (Optional)_part3
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006 Control Plane Failure
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008 Solution – Control Plane Failure (Optional)_part1
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008 Solution – Control Plane Failure (Optional)_part2
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009 Worker Node Failure
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011 Solution – Worker Node Failure (Optional)_part1
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011 Solution – Worker Node Failure (Optional)_part2
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14 Other Topics
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003 Advanced Kubectl Commands
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15 Lightning Labs
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16 Mock Exams
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002 Solution – Mock Exam -1 (Optional)_part1
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002 Solution – Mock Exam -1 (Optional)_part2
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004 Mock Exam – 2 – Solution (Optional)_part1
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004 Mock Exam – 2 – Solution (Optional)_part2
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004 Mock Exam – 2 – Solution (Optional)_part3_part1
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004 Mock Exam – 2 – Solution (Optional)_part3_part2
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004 Mock Exam – 2 – Solution (Optional)_part4
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006 Mock Exam – 3 – Solution (Optional)_part1
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006 Mock Exam – 3 – Solution (Optional)_part2
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006 Mock Exam – 3 – Solution (Optional)_part3
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006 Mock Exam – 3 – Solution (Optional)_part4
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006 Mock Exam – 3 – Solution (Optional)_part5
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17 Course Conclusion
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003 Bonus Lecture Conclusion
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