Awesome Kubestronaut

A curated and opinionated list of resources to help you ace Kubernetes certifications and achieve the title of KubeAstronaut. This list includes study materials, hands-on labs, and success stories to guide your journey.

Contents

• Introduction
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
• Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA)

Introduction

Kubernetes is the de facto standard for container orchestration, and earning a Kubernetes certification can significantly boost your career. This repository is designed to help you navigate the learning path, prepare for certifications, and gain practical experience.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Courses

• CKA Certification Course – Certified Kubernetes Administrator on KodeKloud
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests on Udemy

Hands-On Labs

• killer.sh/cka mock exam
• killercoda.com/cka labs

Documentation, Tips and Tricks

• Kubernetes Cheat Sheet

Books

• TBD

Articles

• TBD

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Courses

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) on KodeKloud
• Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD) with Tests on Udemy

Hands-On Labs

• killer.sh/ckad mock exam

• self-hosted CKAD-exercises
• killercoda.com/ckad labs

Documentation, Tips and Tricks

• Kubernetes Cheat Sheet

Books

• TBD

Articles

• TBD

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Courses

• Kubernetes CKS Full Course Theory + Practice + Browser Scenarios on YouTube

Hands-On Labs

• Self-paced preparation
• killer.sh/cks
• killercoda.com/killer-shell-cks labs

Documentation, Tips and Tricks

• Kubernetes Cheat Sheet
• Kubernetes Components
• PKI certificates and requirements
• Network Policies
• Using RBAC Authorization
• Docker. Best practices
• Auditing
• Restricting Container's Access to Resources with AppArmor
• Restricting a Container's Syscalls with seccomp
• Admission Control in Kubernetes

Books

• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Study Guide: In-Depth Guidance and Practice

Articles

• TBD

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Courses

• Kubernetes Certified (KCNA) + Hands On Labs + Practice Exams on Udemy
• Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Associate (KCNA) on KodeKloud

Practice Tests

• Free test

Documentation, Tips and Tricks

• Kubernetes Overview
• Kubernetes Architecture
• Kubernetes Objects
• Pods
• Deployments
• ReplicaSet
• StatefulSet
• DaemonSet
• Jobs and CronJobs
• Service
• Ingress
• Cluster Networking
• Volumes
• Persistent Volumes
• ConfigMaps
• Secrets
• Kubernetes Scheduler
• Taints and Tolerations
• Node Affinity/Anti-Affinity
• Security for Kubernetes
• RBAC
• Platform as a Product: Understanding the Personas
• Container Runtimes
• Cluster Networking
• Cloud Native Landscape
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
• CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC)
• Prometheus
• GitOps
• CNCF Glossary

Books

• TBD

Articles

• TBD

Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA)

Courses

• Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) on KodeKloud

Practice Tests

• Free test
• Free mock

Documentation, Tips and Tricks

• TBD

Books

• Learn Kubernetes Security: Securely orchestrate, scale, and manage your microservices in Kubernetes deployments

Articles

• TBD