Choose your study timeline based on available time.
- For: Already know Kubernetes basics, time is tight
- Study hours: 30-40 (4-6 hours/day)
- Go to: STUDY-PATHS.md#1-week-crash-course
- For: Standard prep with solid foundation
- Study hours: 50-60 (4-5 hours/day)
- Go to: STUDY-PATHS.md#2-weeks
- For: Thorough prep, want high confidence
- Study hours: 80-100 (comfortable pace)
- Go to: STUDY-PATHS.md#3-4-weeks
- For: Already studied, need practice reps
- Time needed: 2 hours
- Go to: mock-exams/MOCK-EXAM-01.md
- Scoring: 70% = ready for exam, below 70% = pick a study path above
| Problem | See |
|---|---|
| Pod won't start | patterns/deployment-fix.md |
| Service has no endpoints | patterns/service-selector-mismatch.md |
| RBAC permission denied | patterns/rbac-debug.md |
| Ingress not working | patterns/ingress-debug.md |
| Network blocked | troubleshooting/networking/networking-debug.md |
| CronJob not running | patterns/cronjob-create.md |
- kubectl commands: KUBECTL-CHEATSHEET.md
- Common mistakes: troubleshooting/basics/COMMON-MISTAKES.md
- Full index: INDEX.md
- Exam strategy: exam-strategy.md
- RBAC — 20%
- Deployment debugging — 15%
- Service/networking — 15%
- NetworkPolicy — 15%
- CronJob/Job — 10%
- Ingress — 10%
Master these 6 and you're ready.
Pick your timeline above and go. Start with daily schedule in STUDY-PATHS.md.