The Helmsman Chronicles
CKAD · Mission 01 · Sillage
One battered corvette, a crew of engineers, and a galaxy where every failure gets fixed from the command line.
The Sextant Signal
The Sillage holds low orbit over Moraine. Sextant will hand over the intel tonight, but only to a ship ready to leave. Check the Ricochet shuttle, ready the crew, and open a channel nobody else can listen to. Every section you clear above 70% lights a compartment of the ship.
Side profile of the corvette Sillage. The Ricochet shuttle is docked under the belly. A compartment lights when that section scores above 70%. Comms room, dark. Hangar, dark. Hold, dark. Jump core, dark.
Free account required for the live terminal.
This mock is free. Score above 70% on a section to unlock the next.
16 questions in four 30-minute sections, 100 points. Score above 70% to unlock the next. Init containers, CronJobs, Helm, Kustomize, HPA, NetworkPolicy, NodePort, downward API.
16 weighted questions, 100 points, four 30-minute sections. Section 1 is open; score above 70% to unlock the next. Init containers, Jobs, CronJobs, emptyDir Memory, rollout undo, Helm, Kustomize, HPA, Secrets, SecurityContext, downward API, ConfigMap envFrom, tcpSocket probes, NetworkPolicy egress, NodePort. Live Kubernetes cluster in the browser. The timer keeps running if you close the tab.
Questions, terminal and scoring stay in English, like the official CKAD.
This CKAD mock runs on Kubernetes 1.34. Last reviewed 31 Oct 2026.
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01
Preflight
Before leaving Moraine, check the shuttle, drill the new recruit, set Boulon’s clock and let Sorrel paint in memory.
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- 02 Casting off Roll back the squadron’s botched deployment, stow the cargo, tune the shuttle and let the captain’s chair scale with the load. Score above 70% on the previous section
- 03 First contact Sextant makes contact: their identity stays secret, the quarters lock down, every module learns who it is, and the intel finally comes aboard. Score above 70% on the previous section
- 04 The jump The turret must answer, a single channel links ship and shuttle, a gate opens down to Moraine, and the crew roll call fits in one query. Score above 70% on the previous section
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20%
Application Design and Build Init containers, Jobs, CronJobs, emptyDir Memory.
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20%
Application Deployment Rollout undo, Helm install, Kustomize, HPA.
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15%
Application Observability and Maintenance tcpSocket probes, jsonpath dumps.
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25%
Application Environment, Configuration and Security Secrets as volumes, SecurityContext, downward API, ConfigMap envFrom.
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20%
Services and Networking NodePort Services, NetworkPolicy egress.
What can I try for free?
This mock is free with an account: 16 questions, four 30-minute sections, live scoring. Score above 70% to open the next section. The other eight mocks are the subscription.
What is on this exam?
16 questions, 100 points, four 30-minute sections. Init containers, CronJobs, Helm, Kustomize, HPA, Secrets, SecurityContext, downward API, tcpSocket probes, NetworkPolicy egress, NodePort. This mock is free; score above 70% to unlock the next section.
How many questions?
16 weighted questions, 100 points, four 30-minute sections.
Can I pause the timer?
No. Each section is 30 minutes and keeps running even if you close the tab — same idea as exam day.
How is scoring done?
The cluster is graded for you about every five minutes, and you can request a score anytime. Partial credit is per subtask.