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Services, Networking & Probes for CKAD

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to expose and manage applications in a Kubernetes cluster using services, configure health checks with probes, and set up ingress for external traffic routing. These skills are essential for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam and for real-world Kubernetes deployments.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Published
Clock icon May 15, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create ClusterIP and NodePort Services

    • Create a Deployment web-deploy (image: httpd, port 80).
    • Expose it as a ClusterIP Service web-svc.
    • Create a second NodePort Service named web-node with fixed nodePort 30036.
    • Verify service accessibility with kubectl port-forward and curl.

  2. Challenge

    Configure Readiness and Liveness Probes

    • Add a readiness probe on / for web-deploy using HTTP GET.
    • Add a liveness probe with initial delay of 5s and 3s interval.
    • Observe Pod behavior when readiness probe fails.
    • Use kubectl describe pod to inspect probe configuration.

  3. Challenge

    Use Ingress to Route Traffic

    • Create an Ingress resource web-ingress to route /web to web-svc.
    • Ensure the correct IngressClassName is defined.
    • Verify path-based routing via curl or browser.
    • Troubleshoot 404 errors using kubectl describe ingress.
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