CKAD — Services & Networking
Services & Networking
Services & Networking is 20% of the CKAD exam. Pods are ephemeral — they get new IP addresses when restarted. Services provide a stable endpoint to reach your Pods regardless of changes.
This chapter covers Service types, DNS, port forwarding, and service discovery from the Services & Networking domain.
| Topic | What You’ll Learn |
|---|---|
| Service Types | ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, ExternalName |
| Named Ports & Multi-Port | Named ports, multi-port Services |
| Kubernetes DNS | DNS resolution, cross-namespace access |
| Endpoints & Headless Services | Endpoints, headless Services, port forwarding |
| Service Commands | Cheat sheet for Service operations |
| Hands-On Lab | Service types, cross-namespace access, 5 practice questions |
