Coming next
CKAD · Coming next
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Design, build and deploy applications on Kubernetes, on the same real-cluster lab engine.
Coming next on the roadmap
CKAD practice labs
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer. Not available yet: we finish one certification properly before starting the next.
The exam
CKAD at a glance
- Exam formatHands-on, performance-based, in a terminal
- Exam length120 minutes
- How we'll train itHands-on labs on real clusters, the same engine as the CKA labs
Our plan
What we plan to build
- Labs for every competency in the public curriculum, with variants so retries are new problems
- Developer-focused tasks: multi-container Pods, probes, Jobs and CronJobs, Helm, deployment strategies
- Timed two-hour mock exams weighted like the real exam
Exam domains
From the public exam page, checked in November 2026. The official page is the source of truth: CKAD on training.linuxfoundation.org.
- Application Environment, Configuration and Security25%
- Application Design and Build20%
- Application Deployment20%
- Services and Networking20%
- Application Observability and Maintenance15%
Start now with a free account
Sign up free and start with the CKA labs today: 5 starter labs on real clusters. The CKAD track appears in your account when it opens.