Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests

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Kubernetes is one of the most trending technologies in cloud computing today. According to a recent survey by Indeed, Kubernetes experienced a remarkable growth of over 173% in job searches compared to the previous year.

Course Overview

Learn, practice, and get certified in Kubernetes with hands-on labs right in your browser.

"I have compared this to other courses at Udemy and Linux Academy. All have their strengths and gaps, but so far this is a winner!" - Thomas Trauss, Student

Learning Kubernetes is essential for any DevOps professional. DevOps engineers are in high demand, earning an average of 20% more than software engineers in Silicon Valley. Their annual salaries range from $140,000 to $200,000, and Kubernetes Administration is one of the most sought-after skills.

Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Originally designed by Google, it is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

Simplifying Complex Technology

Kubernetes is at the forefront of application deployment. To advance your DevOps career, learn how to effectively deploy applications on Kubernetes.

This course provides the knowledge required to design and deploy cloud-native applications on a Kubernetes cluster. The well-designed lectures, complete with animations and illustrations, make understanding complex concepts easy.

Practice Makes Perfect

Lectures alone won’t help you clear the certification. The Kubernetes Certification is a practical, hands-on exam. To succeed, you need hands-on experience and extensive practice. Our integrated hands-on lab experience offers coding quizzes accessible directly in your browser, with no need to set up a lab environment yourself. Your work is validated with instant feedback. Preview some lab exercises for free!

After completing the lectures and coding exercises, take on a series of assignments that test your new skills. You'll face a challenge that involves solving a problem using the Kubernetes skills you've learned.

This will provide real-world experience and the chance to collaborate with other students in the community. You'll develop a Kubernetes deployment and receive feedback on your work.

Join Our Community

By enrolling in the course, you gain access to our community of teachers and learners on Slack, where we discuss important topics, tips, and tricks to pass the exam. It’s a great place to resolve doubts and get instant answers to your questions.

This course is the best avenue for getting Certified in Kubernetes as an Absolute Beginner. Stop wondering what course is best for you. You've found it! Get started right away!

"Straight to the point, covers what's necessary to take the exam with additional practice. A very good course and teacher. Top notch! Update: I passed the exam using this course!" - Christopher Williamson, Student, Udemy

Legal Notice

Kubernetes and the Kubernetes logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. The Linux Foundation and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by Kubernetes or The Linux Foundation.

Course Requirements

  • Basic understanding of Docker
  • YAML Language

Target Audience

  • System Administrators
  • DevOps Professionals
  • Application Developers

Learning Outcomes

  • 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

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#1: 1.1. Course Introduction
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1.1. Course Introduction Demo
03:04
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1.2. Certification
02:54
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1.5. The Kubernetes Trilogy
04:34
4
2.1. Core Concepts - Section Introduction
00:31
5
2.3. Cluster Architecture
08:45
6
2.4. Docker-vs-ContainerD
13:06
7
2.5. A note on Docker deprecation
02:13
8
2.6. ETCD For Beginners
07:03
9
2.7. ETCD in Kubernetes
03:15
10
2.9. Kube-API Server
04:49
11
2.10. Kube Controller Manager
04:12
12
2.11. Kube Scheduler
03:47
13
2.12. Kubelet
01:39
14
2.13. Kube Proxy
03:43
15
2.14. Pods
09:05
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2.15. Pods with YAML
06:44
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2.16. Demo - Pods with YAML
06:18
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2.17. Practice Test Introduction
05:45
19
2.18. Demo Accessing Labs
02:15
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2.20. Lab Solution - Pods (optional)
11:33
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2.21. Recap - ReplicaSets
15:44
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2.23. Lab Solution - ReplicaSets (optional)
14:10
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2.24. Deployments
04:22
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2.28. Lab Solution - Deployments (optional)
07:09
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2.29. Services
13:33
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2.30. Services Cluster IP
03:53
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2.31. Services - Loadbalancer
03:43
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2.33. Lab Solution - Services (optional)
09:29
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2.34. Namespaces
08:21
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2.36. Lab Solution - Namespaces (optional)
06:06
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2.37. Imperative vs Declarative
12:50
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2.40. Lab Solution - Imperative Commands (optional)
13:26
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2.41. Kubectl Apply Command
04:32
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2.43. A Quick Reminder
01:11
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3.1. Scheduling - Section Introduction
00:54
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3.3. Manual Scheduling
02:30
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3.5. Lab Solution - Manual Scheduling (optional)
06:54
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3.6. Labels and Selectors
05:39
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3.8. Lab Solution Labels and Selectors (Optional)
05:34
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3.9. Taints and Tolerations
09:41
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3.11. Lab Solution - Taints and Tolerations (Optional)
10:10
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3.12. Node Selectors
03:17
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3.13. Node Affinity
06:34
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3.15. Lab Solution - Node Affinity (Optional)
10:14
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3.16. Taints and Tolerations vs Node Affinity
02:30
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3.17. Resource Limits
14:52
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3.20. Lab Solution - Resource Limits
05:23
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3.21. DaemonSets
04:06
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3.23. Lab Solution - DaemonSets (optional)
05:46
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3.24. Static Pods
08:44
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3.26. Lab Solution - Static Pods (Optional)
14:37
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3.27. Priority Classes
06:07
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3.29. Multiple Schedulers
08:49
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3.31. Lab Solution - Multiple Scheduler
06:36
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3.32. Configuring Scheduler Profiles
09:15
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3.34. (2025 Updates)Admission Controllers
07:55
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3.36. (2025 Updates)Lab Solution Admission Controllers
06:42
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3.37. (2025 Updates)Validating and Mutating Admission Controllers
10:09
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3.39. (2025 Updates)Lab Solution Validating and Mutating Admission Controllers
07:40
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4.1. Logging and Monitoring - Section Introduction
00:29
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4.3. Monitor Cluster Components
03:50
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4.5. Lab Solution Monitor Cluster Components
04:23
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4.6. Managing Application Logs
02:32
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4.8. Lab Solution Logging (Optional)
02:49
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5.1. Application Lifecycle Management - Section Introduction
00:42
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5.3. Rolling Updates and Rollbacks
06:33
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5.5. Lab Solution Rolling update
09:06
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5.7. Commands and Arguments in Docker
07:18
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5.8. Commands and Arguments in Kubernetes
02:37
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5.10. Lab Solution - Commands and Arguments (Optional)
19:32
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5.11. Configure Environment Variables in Applications
01:07
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5.12. Configuring ConfigMaps in Applications
05:11
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5.14. Lab Solution - Env Variables (Optional)
09:01
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5.15. Secrets
05:38
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5.18. Lab Solution - Secrets (Optional)
09:54
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5.19. Demo Encrypting Secret Data at Rest
18:48
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5.22. Multi Container Pods
02:16
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5.23. Multi container Pods Design Pattern
06:05
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5.25. Lab Solution - Multi-Container Pods (Optional)
15:10
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5.28. Lab Solution - Init Containers (Optional)
10:58
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5.30. (2025 Updates) Introduction to Autoscaling
05:22
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5.31. (2025 Updates) Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
05:29
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5.34. (2025 Updates) In-Place Resize of Pods
03:31
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5.35. (2025 Updates) Vertical Pod Autoscaling (VPA)
09:22
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6.1. Cluster Maintenance - Section Introduction
01:16
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6.3. OS Upgrades
04:06
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6.5. Lab Solution - OS Upgrades (optional)
10:50
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6.6. Kubernetes Releases
02:25
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6.8. Cluster Upgrade Introduction
11:07
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6.9. Demo - Cluster upgrade
19:01
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6.11. Lab Solution Cluster Upgrade
16:46
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6.12. Backup and Restore Methods
06:15
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7.1. Security - Section Introduction
02:16
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7.3. Kubernetes Security Primitives
03:11
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7.4. Authentication
04:29
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7.6. TLS Introduction
01:29
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7.7. TLS Basics
19:58
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7.8. TLS in Kubernetes
07:46
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7.9. TLS in Kubernetes - Certificate Creation
10:54
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7.10. View Certificate Details
04:29
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7.13. Lab Solution - View Certification Details
21:29
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7.14. Certificates API
05:58
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7.16. Lab Solution - Certificates API
07:38
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7.17. KubeConfig
08:27
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7.19. Lab Solution - KubeConfig
08:09
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7.21. API Groups
05:40
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7.22. Authorization
07:31
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7.23. Role Based Access Controls
04:24
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7.25. Lab Solution - Role-Based Access Controls
13:29
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7.26. Cluster Roles
04:25
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7.28. Lab Solution - Cluster Roles
11:14
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7.29. Service Accounts
08:28
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7.31. Lab Solution Service Accounts
07:19
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7.32. Image Security
04:35
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7.34. Lab Solution - Image Security
06:53
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7.35. Pre-requisite - Security in Docker
05:34
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7.36. Security Contexts
01:44
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7.38. Lab Solution - Security Contexts
05:11
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7.39. Network Policy
07:42
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7.40. Developing network policies
10:56
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7.42. Lab Solution - Network Policies (optional)
14:11
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7.44. (2025 Updates)Custorm Resource Definition (CRD)
11:02
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7.46. (2025 Updates) Custom Controllers
03:58
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7.47. (2025 Updates) Operator Framework
03:00
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8.1. Storage - Section Introduction
00:45
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8.2. Docker Storage - Introduction
00:55
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8.3. Storage in Docker
12:18
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8.4. Volume Driver Plugins in Docker
01:54
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8.5. Container Storage Interface
03:45
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8.6. Volumes
04:23
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8.7. Persistent Volumes
02:56
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8.8. Persistent Volume Claims
05:00
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8.11. Lab Solution - Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims
18:12
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8.14. Storage Class
03:58
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8.16. Lab Solution - Storage Class
10:28
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9.1. Networking - Introduction
02:05
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9.3. Prerequisite Switching, Routing, Gateways CNI in Kubernetes
12:46
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9.4. Prerequisite DNS
14:12
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9.6. Prerequisite Network Namespaces
15:07
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9.8. Prerequisite Docker Networking
07:16
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9.9. Prerequisite CNI
06:11
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9.10. Cluster Networking
02:12
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9.13. Lab Solution - Explore Environment (optional)
08:30
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9.14. Pod Networking
09:01
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9.15. CNI in kubernetes
03:07
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9.17. CNI weave
06:00
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9.19. Lab Solution - Explore CNI (optional)
02:13
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9.20. ipam weave
02:29
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9.22. Service Networking
08:50
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9.24. Lab Solution - Service Networking (optional)
05:13
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9.25. DNS in kubernetes
05:37
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9.26. CoreDNS in Kubernetes
06:42
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9.28. Lab Solution - Explore DNS (optional)
15:57
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9.29. Ingress
17:36
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9.33. Lab Solution - Ingress Networking 1 - (optional)
15:46
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9.35. Lab Solution - Ingress Networking - 2 (optional)
14:35
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9.36. Introduction to Gateway API (2025 updates)
08:24
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10.1. Design a Kubernetes Cluster
05:45
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10.2. Choosing Kubernetes Infrastructure
05:42
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10.3. Configure High Availability
07:45
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10.4. ETCD in HA
12:16
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11.1. Deployment With kubeadm - Introduction
02:26
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11.3. Deployment With Kubeadm - Provision VMs With Vagrant
05:56
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11.4. Demo - Deployment with Kubeadm
25:52
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11.6. Lab Solution - Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster using kubeadm (Optional)
09:51
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12.1. Helm - Introduction
06:34
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12.2. Installation and Configuration
01:26
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12.4. A Quick Note on Helm2 vs Helm3
08:10
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12.5. Helm Components
07:49
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12.6. Helm Charts
07:24
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12.7. Working With Helm - Basics
06:16
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12.8. Customizing Chart Parameters
04:06
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12.10. Lifecycle Management With Helm
07:52
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13.1. Kustomize Problem Statement and Ideology
08:04
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13.2. Kustomize vs Helm
04:35
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13.3. InstallationSetup
01:07
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13.4. The kustomization.yaml File
03:55
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13.5. Kustomize Output
02:33
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13.6. Kustomize ApiVersion & Kind
00:23
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13.7. Managing Directories
06:19
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13.8. Managing Directories Demo
09:22
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13.10. Common Transformers
03:28
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13.11. Image Transformers
02:32
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13.12. Transformers Demo
11:32
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13.14. Patches Intro
08:31
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13.15. Different Types of Patches
01:14
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13.16. Patches Dictionary
06:03
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13.17. Patches List
06:22
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13.19. Overlays
05:42
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13.21. Components
08:45
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14.1. Troubleshooting - Section Introduction
00:27
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14.2. Application Failure
02:49
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14.4. Lab Solution - Application Failure (Optional)
28:07
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14.5. Control Plane Failure
01:20
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14.7. Lab Solution - Control Plane Failure (Optional)
15:56
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14.8. Worker Node Failure
01:49
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14.10. Lab Solution - Worker Node Failure (Optional)
10:23
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15.3. JSON Path in Kubernetes
11:55
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17.2. Solution - Mock Exam -1 (Optional)
32:09
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17.4. Mock Exam - 2 - Solution (Optional)
43:56
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17.6. Mock Exam - 3 - Solution (Optional)
48:07
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18.3. Bonus Lecture Conclusion
03:04
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18.4. What's Next
09:04
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