Kubernetes for Beginners
BeginnerContainers & Orchestration · 9 lessons · 1h 14m
Pods, Deployments, Services and the mental model behind container orchestration.
What this course covers
Understand what problem Kubernetes actually solves, then work through its core objects — Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps — until the pieces click together into a coherent system you can reason about.
Rohan Mehta
Principal DevOps Engineer
Course outline
Module 1: Why Kubernetes Exists
- 📄From one container to a fleet7 min
- 📄Control plane vs worker nodes8 min
Module 2: Core Objects
- 📄Pods: the smallest deployable unit7 min
- 📄Deployments and ReplicaSets8 min
- 📄Services and networking basics8 min
- 📄ConfigMaps and Secrets6 min
Module 3: Operating a Cluster
- 📄kubectl essentials and debugging a broken Pod8 min
- 📄Namespaces, resource requests and limits7 min
- 🔗Further reading: Kubernetes official documentation15 min
📝 Kubernetes Fundamentals Check(pass at 70%)
🔒 Kubernetes — Final Exam(proctored · 35 min · pass at 70% · camera required)
Final proctored exam — the exam screen locks immediately if you switch tabs, exit fullscreen, or lose window focus. Passing it (plus finishing every lesson) is what unlocks your certificate.
Enroll to unlock the exam.
Hands-on labs for this course
Practice what you learn in real lab environments — book access any time.
Kubernetes
Multi-node Kubernetes cluster for hands-on orchestration practice.
Docker & Container Platforms
Docker host for building images, running containers and Compose stacks.
OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift cluster for enterprise Kubernetes practice.
Rancher
Rancher-managed multi-cluster Kubernetes environment.
Learning materials
Downloadable PDF references for this course, organized by topic.
Kubernetes Quick Reference Guide
Containers · 2 KB