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Kubernetes CKA Lab Workbook

$79

Hands-on lab exercises for Certified Kubernetes Administrator: cluster setup, networking, storage, security, and troubleshooting.

🏷 v1.0.0

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📁 File Structure 29 files

kubernetes-cka-labs/
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── config.example.yaml
├── free-sample.zip
├── guide/
│ ├── 01-cluster-architecture.md
│ ├── 02-workloads-scheduling.md
│ ├── 03-services-networking.md
│ ├── 04-storage.md
│ ├── 05-troubleshooting.md
│ ├── 06-security-rbac.md
│ ├── 07-etcd-backup-restore.md
├── index.html
├── interactive.html
├── labs/
│ ├── 00-environment-setup.md
│ ├── 01-cluster-architecture.md
│ ├── 02-workloads-scheduling.md
│ ├── 03-services-networking.md
│ ├── 04-storage.md
│ ├── 05-troubleshooting.md
│ ├── 06-security-rbac.md
│ ├── 07-etcd-backup-restore.md
├── manifests/
│ ├── cluster-setup/
│ │ ├── cluster-role-binding.yaml
│ │ ├── kubeadm-config.yaml
│ ├── networking/
│ │ ├── networking.yaml
│ ├── security/
│ │ ├── security.yaml
│ ├── storage/
│ │ ├── storage.yaml
│ ├── workloads/
│ │ ├── cronjob.yaml
│ │ ├── deployment.yaml
├── quick-reference/
│ ├── cka-cheatsheet.md

📖 Documentation Preview README excerpt

Kubernetes CKA Lab Workbook

> Hands-on lab exercises for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam. Practice every exam domain with realistic tasks, step-by-step solutions, verification commands, and ready-to-apply YAML manifests.

Exam Facts

Detail	Value
Exam code	CKA
Provider	The Linux Foundation / CNCF
Format	Performance-based (hands-on tasks in a real cluster)
Questions	15–20 performance tasks
Duration	2 hours
Passing score	66%
Cost	$395 USD (includes one free retake)
Kubernetes version	1.30 (as of 2026; verify at training.linuxfoundation.org)
Allowed resources	kubernetes.io/docs, kubernetes.io/blog, github.com/kubernetes
Validity	2 years from pass date

Exam Domain Weights

Domain	Weight	Lab File
Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration	25%	`labs/01-cluster-architecture.md`
Workloads & Scheduling	15%	`labs/02-workloads-scheduling.md`
Services & Networking	20%	`labs/03-services-networking.md`
Storage	10%	`labs/04-storage.md`
Troubleshooting	30%	`labs/05-troubleshooting.md`
(Cross-cutting) Security & RBAC	—	`labs/06-security-rbac.md`
(Cross-cutting) etcd Backup & Restore	—	`labs/07-etcd-backup-restore.md`

> Security/RBAC and etcd tasks appear across multiple exam domains. They have dedicated labs here because they are consistently tested and commonly failed.

Who This Is For

**Engineers with 6+ months of Kubernetes experience** preparing for the CKA exam

**SREs and platform engineers** who want to validate their cluster administration skills

**Team leads** building internal Kubernetes training programs

**Anyone who passed CKAD** and wants to level up to administrator-level knowledge

Prerequisites

You should already be comfortable with:

Linux command line (bash, systemctl, journalctl, file editing)

Basic networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewalls)

Container fundamentals (docker/podman run, images, volumes)

YAML syntax

What's Inside

Lab Exercises (`labs/`)

File	Topics	Tasks
`00-environment-setup.md`	Lab environment options, tool installation, kubectl setup	3
`01-cluster-architecture.md`	kubeadm init/join, control plane components, upgrades, backup	8
`02-workloads-scheduling.md`	Deployments, DaemonSets, StatefulSets, taints/tolerations, affinity	8
`03-services-networking.md`	Services, Ingress, DNS, NetworkPolicy, CNI	8
`04-storage.md`	PV, PVC, StorageClass, volume types, dynamic provisioning	6
`05-troubleshooting.md`	Node failures, pod crashes, networking issues, control plane debug	10

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📄 Code Sample .yaml preview

manifests/cluster-setup/cluster-role-binding.yaml# cluster-role-binding.yaml # Common RBAC configurations for cluster administration --- # ClusterRole: Full admin access (built-in, shown for reference) # kubectl get clusterrole cluster-admin -o yaml apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: ClusterRole metadata: name: namespace-admin rules: - apiGroups: ["", "apps", "batch", "networking.k8s.io"] resources: ["*"] verbs: ["*"] - apiGroups: [""] resources: ["namespaces"] verbs: ["get", "list"] # Can see namespaces but not create/delete them --- # ClusterRole: Read-only access to all resources (useful for monitoring/dashboards) apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: ClusterRole metadata: name: cluster-reader rules: - apiGroups: ["", "apps", "batch", "networking.k8s.io", "storage.k8s.io"] resources: ["*"] verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"] --- # RoleBinding: Grant namespace-admin to a team in a specific namespace apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: RoleBinding metadata: name: dev-team-admin namespace: development subjects: - kind: Group name: dev-team # Maps to certificate O= field or OIDC group apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io roleRef: kind: ClusterRole # Can reference a ClusterRole in a RoleBinding name: namespace-admin # (limits scope to this namespace)

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