KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

Name: KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
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Pass the Linux Foundation KCNA exam with confidence. This course covers all five official exam domains — Kubernetes Fundamentals, Container Orchestration, Cloud Native Architecture, Observability, and Application Delivery — with hands-on labs using Minikube, real kubectl practice, and a full tour of the CNCF ecosystem.

4.80/5.0

11 hours

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Updated May 2026

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By Marcus Reid

What You'll Learn

Explain the Kubernetes control plane and worker node components and how they interact

Identify the four Kubernetes resource types — Pod, Deployment, Service, and Namespace — and their roles

Build and deploy containerised workloads using kubectl and YAML manifests

Apply RBAC roles, network policies, and persistent storage to production-ready cluster configurations

Evaluate cloud native tools across the CNCF landscape including Prometheus, Helm, ArgoCD, and Istio

Demonstrate GitOps and CI/CD delivery patterns using Kubernetes-native tooling

Prerequisites

Basic Linux command line — comfortable running shell commands
Familiarity with what a container is (Docker or similar experience helpful but not required)
Basic understanding of networking concepts: IP addresses, ports, HTTP
No prior Kubernetes experience required

About the Instructor

Marcus Reid

Expert instructor with hands-on industry experience in Containers.

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LevelBeginner

Duration11 hours

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Students0

Rating4.80 / 5.0

Cert targetKCNA

This course includes

Hands-on practice labs
AI-powered explanations
Progress tracking
Certificate of completion
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