Leveraging kubectl

With many enterprises making the shift to containers, along with Kubernetes being the leading platform for deploying container applications; learning Kubernetes Patterns is more essential than ever for application developers. Having this knowledge across all teams will lead to yielding the best results, for developers in particular.

This Kubernetes Patterns for Application Developers Lesson covers many of the configuration, multi-container pods, and services & networking objectives of the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam curriculum.

Help prepare for the CKAD exam with this lesson, comprised of 6 expertly-instructed lectures.

Learning Objectives

• Understand and use multi-container patterns to get the most out of Kubernetes Pods
• Learn how to control network access to applications running in Kubernetes
• Understand how Kubernetes Service Accounts provide access control for Pods
• Use the Kubernetes command-line tool kubectl to effectively overcome challenges you may face when working with Kubernetes

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for application developers that are leveraging containers and using or considering using Kubernetes as a platform for deploying applications. However, there are significant parts of this lesson that appeal to a broader audience of Kubernetes users. Some individuals that may benefit from taking this lesson include:

• Application Developers
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Testers
• Kubernetes Certification Examinees

Prerequisites

We would recommend that to successfully navigate this lesson it would be helpful to have:

• Knowledge of the core Kubernetes resources including Pods, and Deployments
• Experience using the kubectl command-line tool to work with Kubernetes clusters
• An understanding of YAML and JSON file formats

Related Training Content

This lesson is part of the CKAD Exam Preparation Course.