CKA hands-on labs
Labs: PreviewCertified Kubernetes Administrator: exam-style tasks on a real kubeadm cluster on your own Mac, built and graded by the GoldenKube CLI. Each card shows the domain, the cluster topology it needs, the recommended time and its points; the scenario page has the full task text. Scenarios are verified on Kubernetes 1.37.
Domain coverage
Published scenarios per official CKA domain, next to the domain's exam weight (checked 2026-10-23 on the official page). 37 published scenarios today.
| Domain | Exam weight | Published scenarios |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 10% | 4 |
| Troubleshooting | 30% | 9 |
| Workloads & Scheduling | 15% | 9 |
| Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration | 25% | 8 |
| Services & Networking | 20% | 7 |
Mock exam mode
goldenkube exam cka draws a curriculum-weighted set: 15 tasks in 120 minutes, pass at 66%. Solutions and hints are hidden in exam mode.
Scenarios
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How a run works
- Install the CLI and Multipass, then run
goldenkube doctor. - Sign in with
goldenkube login(free account). - Start a scenario with its id; the CLI provisions a fresh cluster and prints the task.
- Solve it on the cluster, run
goldenkube submit; the result appears on your dashboard.
Grading happens on your machine and is practice feedback, not an official score. Tasks are public; hints, reference solutions and grader internals are not.
Frequently asked questions
Can I run these CKA labs today?
The scenarios are published and the CLI runs them end to end, but the first signed public build is not on the Homebrew tap yet, so the catalog is in preview. The task text of every scenario is public now; running one needs the CLI release.
Are the tasks the real CKA exam tasks?
No. They are GoldenKube scenarios written to cover the published CKA domains in the same style: a live cluster, a situation, a task. GoldenKube does not have or claim exam content.
How is a scenario graded?
On your machine. Each scenario has a fixed set of state checks; on submit the grader reads your live cluster and the scenario passes when every check passes. Hints, the reference solution and the check definitions stay inside the CLI.