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Kubernetes practice tasks for CKA, CKAD & CKS

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62 hands-on CKA, CKAD, and CKS tasks on real Kubernetes clusters in your browser - each graded by a programmatic validator with partial credit. Read the task first, then check whether its live lab is included in free practice or requires full access.

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CKA Practice Tasks

29 tasks · CKA lab · curriculum

Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration · 25%

CNI NetworkingHelmCertificate Management

Workloads & Scheduling · 15%

Pod Priority & PreemptionHorizontal Pod AutoscalingPod Resource ManagementSidecars & Init ContainersNode Scheduling & Maintenance

Services & Networking · 20%

Network PoliciesGateway APITLS ConfigurationServices & ConnectivityIngress

Storage · 10%

Storage ProvisioningPersistent Volumes & Claims

Troubleshooting · 30%

Node Preparation & Container RuntimesControl Plane Troubleshooting

Additional CKA curriculum practice

Namespace RBAC and log accessBootstrap a cluster with kubeadmJoin and verify a worker nodeUpgrade a kubeadm control planeComplete a highly available API endpointDeploy a production Kustomize overlayProvision and inspect a CSI volumeRestore cluster DNS resolutionExpose internal and LoadBalancer ServicesRecover a failed Deployment rolloutRepair readiness and add self-healing probesInvestigate measured resource usage

CKAD Practice Tasks

17 tasks · CKAD lab · curriculum

Application Design and Build · 20%

Jobs & CronJobsContainer Image ManagementDeployment Troubleshooting

Application Deployment · 20%

Deployment StrategiesRollout ManagementPod Resource ManagementPods & Deployments

Application Observability and Maintenance · 15%

Health ProbesService Connectivity & Discovery

Application Environment, Configuration and Security · 25%

ConfigMaps & SecretsRBAC & PermissionsServiceAccount ManagementSecurity Contexts

Services & Networking · 20%

Network PoliciesService Types & ConfigurationIngress ConfigurationIngress Troubleshooting

Additional CKAD curriculum practice

Install and manage Helm releasesBuild a staging overlay with KustomizeAdd an init container and a native sidecarPersist application data with a PersistentVolumeDiscover and use a custom resourceFind the busiest Pods with kubectl topTroubleshoot a crashing applicationMigrate manifests off removed APIsChoose the right workload controllerAuthenticate a developer with a kubeconfig

CKS Practice Tasks

16 tasks · CKS lab · curriculum

Cluster Setup · 10%

Cluster Component HardeningNode Maintenance & Platform IntegrityAPI Access & Data Protection

Cluster Hardening · 15%

Secret ManagementNetwork PoliciesIngress TLS & HTTPSService Mesh Security

System Hardening · 15%

Docker Security

Minimize Microservice Vulnerabilities · 20%

Container HardeningServiceAccount Token SecurityPod Security Standards

Supply Chain Security · 20%

Dockerfile & Manifest SecuritySBOMs & Package SecurityImage Admission Policies

Monitoring, Logging and Runtime Security · 20%

Runtime Threat DetectionKubernetes Audit Logging