Study Hub / Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Free Study Previews
The CKAD is a hands-on Kubernetes developer exam across five domains. This hub previews three conceptual domains free — the Practice Exam Simulator covers all five — $9.99 one-time for all 28 exams.
Free domain previews
Domain 1.0, 20% of exam
Domain 1.0: Application Design & Build
CKAD Domain 1.0 explained in plain English: container image design, multi-container pods, jobs, and application architecture concepts.
Domain 3.0, 15% of exam
Domain 3.0: Application Observability & Maintenance
CKAD Domain 3.0 explained in plain English: probes, logging, monitoring, debugging, and application maintenance concepts.
Domain 5.0, 20% of exam
Domain 5.0: Services & Networking
CKAD Domain 3.0 explained in plain English: Kubernetes services, DNS, ingress, and network policies concepts.
Ready for the full exam?
This hub is a free preview: it covers 3 of 5 domains (Application Design & Build, Application Observability & Maintenance, Services & Networking) — see "What's not here" above for what stays paid. The ByteBar Practice Exam Simulator drills every domain with 1,000 exam-style questions — $9.99 one-time unlocks all 28 exams. Prefer to read? The full CKAD Study Guide is in the ByteBar shop on Etsy.
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