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CKAD Deep Guide: Application Design & Deployment Strategies

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0000

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam tests your ability to design, build, expose, and troubleshoot cloud-native applications running inside Kubernetes clusters.

CKAD Ep 5: Storage & Persistent Workloads

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Containers are ephemeral by default—when a container restarts, all data written to its local filesystem is lost. On the CKAD exam, you must demonstrate how to attach persistent storage to Pods using PVCs and StorageClasses.

CKAD Ep 4: Services, Ingress & Network Policies

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Services provide stable IP addresses for ephemeral Pods, Ingress controllers route HTTP/S domain traffic at Layer 7, and NetworkPolicies act as Pod-level firewalls. In this episode, we build production manifests for all three.

CKAD Ep 3: ConfigMaps, Secrets & Security Contexts

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0000

Decoupling application code from environment configuration and enforcing security policies is tested extensively on the CKAD exam. You must know how to pass ConfigMaps and Secrets into Pods as environment variables or volume mounts.

CKAD Ep 2: Deployments, Rollouts & Canary Releases

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:05:00 +0000

Deployments manage ReplicaSets to automate application rollouts and rollbacks. The CKAD exam requires you to perform image updates, scale replicas, track revision history, and execute emergency rollbacks within seconds.

CKAD Ep 1: Multi-Container Pod Patterns & Design

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Multi-container Pod patterns allow containers to share storage and network namespaces to extend functionality without modifying application source code. Designing these patterns under time pressure is a core domain of the CKAD exam.