Run Sandboxed Containers with RuntimeClass and gVisor
Install gVisor runsc on a Kubernetes worker, register a containerd runtime handler, create a RuntimeClass with scheduling constraints, and compare sandboxed Pods against default runc workloads.
Kubernetes Pod Security Standards and Admission
Configure Kubernetes Pod Security Admission with namespace labels for enforce, audit, and warn modes, remediate noncompliant workloads, pin policy versions, and migrate from removed PodSecurityPolicy.
Use AppArmor Profiles in Kubernetes
Apply Kubernetes appArmorProfile types RuntimeDefault, Localhost, and Unconfined on Pods and containers, load a custom AppArmor profile on worker nodes, and diagnose allowed and denied file access from kubelet events and …
Verify Kubernetes Release Binaries and Container Images
Download official Kubernetes release artifacts, verify SHA256 checksums and Cosign signatures on kubectl binaries and SPDX SBOMs, validate signed control-plane images, and record digests before install or deployment.
Protect Kubernetes Node Metadata and Kubelet Endpoints
Audit kubelet authentication and authorization, test nodes/proxy and direct kubelet access, restrict cloud metadata exposure from Pods, and validate monitoring paths on a kubeadm cluster.
Audit Kubernetes Against the CIS Benchmark with kube-bench
Audit a kubeadm cluster with kube-bench, interpret CIS PASS, WARN, and FAIL results, map findings to files, remediate one check, and verify the fix.
Kubernetes Security Architecture and Attack Surface
Map Kubernetes security architecture across the API server, nodes, workloads, networks, and supply chain, with attack paths and controls for CKS study.
Kubernetes Gateway API with HTTPRoute Examples
Route HTTP and HTTPS traffic with Kubernetes Gateway API using GatewayClass, Gateway, and HTTPRoute for path matching, hostnames, weighted backends, TLS, and ReferenceGrant.
Fix Pending PVC, FailedMount and Volume Attachment Errors
Troubleshoot Kubernetes PVC Pending, WaitForFirstConsumer delays, FailedAttachVolume, Multi-Attach, and FailedMount by following the volume lifecycle and reading Events.
Kubernetes Static Pods and Mirror Pods
Create a kubelet static Pod from a local manifest, inspect it with crictl, watch the API mirror Pod, and relate the same pattern to kubeadm control-plane components.
Kubernetes PodDisruptionBudget with Drain Examples
Protect replicated workloads with a PodDisruptionBudget, compare minAvailable and maxUnavailable, inspect disruptions allowed, and test voluntary eviction behavior with kubectl drain.
Upgrade a Kubernetes Cluster with kubeadm
Upgrade a kubeadm cluster one minor version at a time: back up etcd, switch pkgs.k8s.io repositories, upgrade the control plane, then run kubeadm upgrade node, drain, and upgrade kubelet on each worker.
Kubernetes Scheduling, nodeSelector and Affinity
Control Pod placement with nodeSelector, required and preferred node affinity, IgnoredDuringExecution behavior, and pod affinity or anti-affinity using topologyKey on a kubeadm lab.
Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler with Examples
Configure Kubernetes HPA with Metrics Server, scale a Deployment by CPU and memory, and observe scale-up, scale-down, and autoscaling/v2 behavior.
Add, Remove, Reset and Rejoin Kubernetes Nodes
Add, drain, remove, reset and rejoin kubeadm worker nodes with fresh tokens, version-skew checks, CSR verification and Ready-state testing.
Back Up and Restore Kubernetes etcd
Back up kubeadm-managed etcd with etcdctl, verify and restore the snapshot with etcdutl, and confirm Kubernetes API objects return.
Kubernetes PKI, kubeconfig Users, CSR and Certificate Renewal
Inspect kubeadm PKI under /etc/kubernetes/pki, create a client identity with a CertificateSigningRequest, build a kubeconfig, and renew control-plane certificates with kubeadm certs renew.
Kubernetes CNI, CSI and CRI Interfaces Explained
Compare Kubernetes CNI, CSI, and CRI extension interfaces, see how kubelet delegates networking, storage, and container execution, and run kubectl and node commands to discover what your cluster actually uses.
Fix Kubernetes Node NotReady and kubelet Errors
Fix Kubernetes Node NotReady and Unknown status by inspecting Node conditions, Lease heartbeats, kubelet and containerd, resource pressure, certificates, and kubectl debug node.
Troubleshoot Kubernetes Control Plane Components
Troubleshoot a kubeadm control plane by branching on API reachability, then repairing static Pod manifests, kube-apiserver, etcd, scheduler, and controller-manager.
Fix FailedCreatePodSandBox and Kubernetes CNI Errors
Troubleshoot FailedCreatePodSandBox and CNI errors by reading Events, scoping the failure, checking CNI agents and node config, and verifying sandbox networking with crictl.
Kubernetes Networking Model, CNI and kube-proxy
Explain the Kubernetes networking model across same-Pod, Pod-to-Pod, and Pod-to-Service paths, including CNI, Pod and Service CIDRs, kube-proxy modes, and EndpointSlices.
Kubernetes StorageClass and Dynamic Volume Provisioning
Define a StorageClass, watch a PVC trigger dynamic PV creation with WaitForFirstConsumer, set a default class, compare reclaim policies, and verify mounts with the Rancher local-path provisioner.
Install Kubernetes with kubeadm on Linux (Multi-Node Cluster)
Install a multi-node Kubernetes cluster with kubeadm, containerd, and Calico on Linux, with commands for RHEL-family, Ubuntu, and Debian systems.
CKAD Command Cheat Sheet
Scan-first CKAD command reference for kubectl dry-run YAML generation, apply and patch, JSONPath, rollouts, Helm, Kustomize, probes, and troubleshooting with links to course lessons.
CKAD Practice Tasks by Exam Domain
Practice CKAD skills with 25 hands-on Kubernetes scenarios grouped by exam domain, each with verification steps, hints, and worked solutions.
Kubernetes Taints and Tolerations with Examples
Learn Kubernetes taints and tolerations with practical examples. Test NoSchedule, PreferNoSchedule, NoExecute, nodeSelector, and kubectl taint.
Kubernetes Private Registry: Why, Setup, and imagePullSecrets
Learn why Kubernetes needs a container registry, set up public and private registries, pull images directly or with imagePullSecrets, and choose between docker-registry Secrets, auth files, and tokens.
kubectl Commands and Kubernetes YAML Examples
kubectl applies declarative YAML, generates manifests with dry-run, patches live objects, and filters output with JSONPath and custom columns on any Kubernetes cluster.
Kubernetes Namespaces: Create, Switch, and Manage with kubectl
Learn what Kubernetes namespaces are, how namespaced resources differ from cluster-scoped objects, and how to create namespaces, switch with -n, and set a default namespace on your kubectl context.

