Total topics
233
across 8 phases
Completed
0
topics checked off
Remaining
233
topics to go
CKA exam
43
days from May 16
CKS exam
92
days from May 16
Timeline
Key milestones
May 16
Today — Start. Set up KinD / kubeadm lab cluster. Configure kubectl aliases. Begin Phase 1.
May 31
Phase 1 complete. Can bootstrap a K8s cluster with kubeadm from scratch, configure RBAC, manage etcd, use Helm.
Jun 10
Phases 2 + 3 complete. Comfortable with all workload types, storage, networking, CoreDNS, Ingress, and Network Policies.
Jun 20
Phase 4 complete. All troubleshooting scenarios drilled. Break-and-fix lab sessions done.
Jun 23–26
Killer.sh CKA × 2 attempts. Score, review, drill weak areas. Target 60%+ before sitting the real exam.
Jun 28
🎯 CKA EXAM DAY
Jun 29
CKS Phase 6 begins. Cluster setup, hardening, system hardening, AppArmor, Seccomp, kube-bench.
Jul 19
Phase 6 complete. All cluster security domains covered. Comfortable with RBAC, PSA, OPA, Kyverno basics.
Aug 3
Phase 7 complete. Supply chain security — Trivy, image signing, kubesec, Falco, audit logs.
Aug 10–14
Killer.sh CKS × 2 attempts. Focus on high-weight domains: microservice vulns, supply chain, runtime (60% of score).
Aug 16
🎯 CKS EXAM DAY
CKA domains
Exam weightage
CKS domains
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💡Your DevOps background in OpenStack, Ceph, OVN, and Kolla-Ansible gives you a significant head start. etcd clustering ≈ your Galera experience. Ceph CSI ≈ K8s PV/PVC. HAProxy debugging ≈ service endpoint troubleshooting. OVN ≈ K8s CNI + NetworkPolicy.