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Kubernetes · hands-on lab

Kubernetes Lab 01: Pods and kubectl Basics

Explore the cluster, run pods imperatively and from YAML, and inspect, exec into and delete them.
  • 40 minutesTime in the lab
  • BeginnerLevel
  • 8 tasksChecked automatically
  • CertificateVerifiable link when you finish

The situation

You have just been given access to a new cluster. You find your way around and run your first workloads.

What you will do

  1. Explore: Count the podsquestion
  2. Explore: Filter by labelquestion
  3. Explore: Find the imagequestion
  4. Guided exercise: Explore the cluster
  5. Guided exercise: Run a pod
  6. Guided exercise: Generate YAML
  7. Lab: Multi-container pod
  8. Labelsquestion

How it works

The lab opens in your browser: a real terminal or desktop, nothing to install. Work through the tasks, press Check after each one and the portal verifies your work. Stuck? Ask for a hint. Finish every task and you get a certificate page with its own verification link for LinkedIn or your CV.