Kubernetes Resources

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Beginner Resources

Resource	Description
Kube Academy	https://kube.academy/
kuernetes-101	https://kube.academy/courses/kubernetes-101/
Docs Home	https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/
CKS CKA CKAD Simulator	https://killer.sh/
udemy	https://www.udemy.com/topic/certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka/
dev.to	https://dev.to/liptanbiswas/ckad-practice-questions-4mpn
CKAD-exercises	https://github.com/dgkanatsios/CKAD-exercises
ckad-prep	https://github.com/bmuschko/ckad-prep/
katacoda	https://www.katacoda.com/courses/kubernetes
cka-exam	https://kube.academy/courses/how-to-prepare-for-the-cka-exam
edx	https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-kubernetes
cheat sheet	https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/cheatsheet/
learn k8s	https://learnk8s.io/academy
collabnix	https://collabnix.github.io/kubelabs/
kodekloud	https://kodekloud.com/
tgik	https://tgik.io
Intro slides copy	slides
code walk throughs	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69nYSiGNLP0gugLYzpNR1ueyUj9GjzpK
Exam prep resources	https://bit.ly/2IdKwIc
Core concepts of Kubernetes	https://dominik-tornow.medium.com/
CNCF YouTube	https://youtube.com/c/cloudnativefdn
Kubernetes Design Principles	https://youtu.be/ZuIQurh_kDk
Kubernetes Fundamentals	https://k8sfun.courselabs.co/
CKAD Resources	https://gist.github.com/carlisia/76825e553a3d94029dcd8069437f39c5
Security resources	https://github.com/magnologan/awesome-k8s-security

Developers Resources

Resource	Description
Dims Twitter thread - contribution to k8s	https://twitter.com/dims/status/1329400522890219520?s=20
Kubernetes Contributor site	https://k8s.dev/
Kubernetes Slack	https://slack.k8s.io/
Developers guide	https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/contributors/devel/
Contributors guide	https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/guide/
Release Engineering	https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/tree/master/release-engineering/
Community Calendar	https://k8s.dev/calendar/
Test Grid	https://testgrid.k8s.io/
Search k8s repos	https://cs.k8s.io/
Kubernetes Enhancements repo	https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/
Test Infrastructure	https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra#ci-job-management
PR dashboard	https://gubernator.k8s.io/pr/
Prow jobs	https://prow.k8s.io/
Bot commands	https://prow.k8s.io/command-help
Aggregated Failures	https://storage.googleapis.com/k8s-gubernator/triage/index.html
Dev Stats	https://k8s.devstats.cncf.io/
Merge Queue	https://prow.k8s.io/tide#/queue
Short URL(s)	https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/blob/main/k8s.io/
On call	https://storage.googleapis.com/test-infra-oncall/oncall.html
Kubernetes the hard way	https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way
What are Kubernetes Pods Anyway?	https://www.ianlewis.org/en/what-are-kubernetes-pods-anyway
The Almighty Pause Container	https://www.ianlewis.org/en/almighty-pause-container
Events, the DNA of Kubernetes	https://www.mgasch.com/2018/08/k8sevents/
QoS, "Node allocatable" and the Kubernetes Scheduler	https://www.mgasch.com/2017/10/sched-reconcile/

Thanks for doing this ❤️

Beginner Resources:

• Great for understanding some of the core concepts of Kubernetes: https://dominik-tornow.medium.com/
• CNCF YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/cloudnativefdn
  • A great starting place for Kubernetes: Kubernetes Design Principles - https://youtu.be/ZuIQurh_kDk

Thanks for doing this ❤️

Beginner Resources:

• Great for understanding some of the core concepts of Kubernetes: https://dominik-tornow.medium.com/

• CNCF YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/cloudnativefdn

  • A great starting place for Kubernetes: Kubernetes Design Principles - https://youtu.be/ZuIQurh_kDk

Thanks! updated.

Super useful, thank you :)

For hands-on training, all the exercises and labs for my Kubernetes Fundamentals course are online too: https://k8sfun.courselabs.co

Thanks for this list @dims!
I've found the Kubernetes Community Calendar to be very useful for finding which SIG Meetings are happening on a day and to get quick access to the meeting notes (without importing all meetings to a personal calendar). Could be a good addition to the Developer Resources.

Thanks for this list @dims!
I've found the Kubernetes Community Calendar to be very useful for finding which SIG Meetings are happening on a day and to get quick access to the meeting notes (without importing all meetings to a personal calendar). Could be a good addition to the Developer Resources.

Done @sixeyed ! thanks.

Thanks for this list @dims!
I've found the Kubernetes Community Calendar to be very useful for finding which SIG Meetings are happening on a day and to get quick access to the meeting notes (without importing all meetings to a personal calendar). Could be a good addition to the Developer Resources.

Done @RinkiyaKeDad

👋 Dims, thank you so much for doing this! Would adding these two links make sense?

• Good first issues short link (for new contributors): https://go.k8s.io/good-first-issue
• Issues requiring triage: https://go.k8s.io/help-wanted

👋 Dims, thank you so much for doing this! Would adding these two links make sense?

• Good first issues short link (for new contributors): https://go.k8s.io/good-first-issue
• Issues requiring triage: https://go.k8s.io/help-wanted

They are in the next level over (short urls) @divya-mohan0209

This is a great resource, @dims ! Not sure if under beginner or developer but the below link, would be a great add to the list crafted by our community member @magnologan

• Security: https://github.com/magnologan/awesome-k8s-security

@PushkarJ Thank you! I'll also add this own list to my awesome k8s security as soon as I recover from the KubeCon hangover! =)

@PushkarJ @magnologan Done!

Thanks @dims. @magnologan I went ahead and did a PR to your awesome repo which includes this gist: https://github.com/magnologan/awesome-k8s-security/pull/16/files 🚀

this is wonderful @dims

@dims this contributing to kubernetes workshop would be a nice addition 🙂

Really love this @dims! 🙂

This is really useful !! Thanks @dims for contributing to it :)

@dims This is awesome collection Thank!!
I found this curated list to be a good resource - https://collabnix.github.io/kubetools/

Thanks for this amazing list !

@dims can you add Civo Academy -> https://civo.com/academy
It's completely free, you need to signup but no credit card is required to access the academy -> mentioning this for clarification

Hi @dims!

A few more resources diving deep into the core of Kubernetes:

• https://www.ianlewis.org/en/what-are-kubernetes-pods-anyway
• https://www.ianlewis.org/en/almighty-pause-container
• https://www.mgasch.com/2018/08/k8sevents/
• https://www.mgasch.com/2017/10/sched-reconcile/

Hi @dims

Thanks for this list. I found Kubernetes the hard way an excellant way to know about how all the things that come together to make a functional cluster. Please consider adding it.

Thanks for all these good resources. really appreciate it. 😘

https://labs.iximiuz.com/ is also an excellent resource for learning K8s and containers

Hi @dims,

Here are some more FREE resources for the list:

• CKAD Self-Study Course: https://rx-m.com/ckad-online-self-study-training-certification/
• CKA Self-Study Course: https://rx-m.com/cka-online-training/
• CKS Self-Study Course: https://rx-m.com/cks-self-study-course/

All are kept up to date with the latest exam versions.

We also offer commercial training on K8s among other things (similar to LearnKube/LearnK8s and KodeKloud from your list): https://rx-m.com/course-catalog/

Hi @dims

KubeAcademy and the Kubernetes-101 course were officially retired in January 2026. The site currently displays a retirement notice instead of the learning content.