Fix Broken Deployment YAML

File /root/broken-deploy.yaml contains a Deployment manifest that fails to apply — running kubectl apply -f /root/broken-deploy.yaml returns errors.

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The task

Task

File /root/broken-deploy.yaml contains a Deployment manifest that fails to apply — running kubectl apply -f /root/broken-deploy.yaml returns errors.

Goal

Read the errors, correct the manifest, and apply it so the Deployment rolls out successfully.

This tests an everyday CKAD skill: reading Kubernetes API validation errors and fixing a malformed Deployment spec.

Exam

CKAD

Domain

Application Design and Build

Grading

Programmatic · partial credit

Reference

Kubernetes docs ↗

What this tests

Define pods and multi-container patterns, build container images, and run jobs and cronjobs. On the CKAD exam, Application Design and Build tasks are graded purely on what you build in the cluster — not multiple choice — so the only way to get faster is to do them on a real cluster against a clock.

Practice it for real

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