How I passed the CKA exam

Two months ago, I scheduled 9/28 as the CKA test date. That gave me roughly three weeks of study time before taking the exam.

I believe I was well prepared for the exam and finished the exam 50 minutes ahead of the two hours allotted. I prepped for the exam using the resources below:

KodeKloud’s CKA Course

I speak about KodeKloud a lot and it’s because the platform is great. The content is engaging and there are labs built into each course that can be taken right from the web browser.

The CKA course is very good. It goes into great depth about most of the CKA concepts, not just to pass the certification, but to understand how Kubernetes works at its core.

You can find the course here: KodeKloud Certified Kubernetes Administrator Course (affiliate link)

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Killer.sh

Killer.sh is a practice test resource that’s included with the purchase of the CKA exam. There are two 36-hour sessions practice sessions included. The practice tests are eminently challenging even more than the actual exam. 

Utilizing killer.sh greatly improved my kubectl swiftness.

Kubernetes the Hard Way

Bootstrapping a Kubernetes cluster the hard way tied in how key Kubernetes concepts work. I spent time troubleshooting the kubelet, kube-apiserver, kubecontroller manager, storage, and the works.

I wrote about some of it here and also on GitHub. I highly recommend bootstrapping a cluster the hard way to get valuable hands-on experience building a Kubernetes cluster. Please note choosing this step is not necessary to pass the exam.

What’s next?

I’ll be prepping to take the CKS exam next. I purchased a voucher after using the Kubecon discount. Stay tuned

And I’ll be using KodeKloud to prep!