A comprehensive learning resource for achieving Kubestronaut and Golden Kubestronaut status through CNCF certifications.

The Kubestronaut program recognizes community leaders who have consistently invested in their ongoing education and grown their skill level with Kubernetes and Cloud Native technologies.

Kubestronauts are individuals who have successfully passed all CNCF's Kubernetes certifications.

Golden Kubestronauts are individuals who have passed all CNCF's Cloud Native certifications plus LFCS.

All study guides are available as downloadable PDFs for offline study. Look for the "Download PDF" button at the top of each certification page.

To generate PDFs locally:

1. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the PDF generation script:

   python scripts/generate_pdfs.py

3. The generated PDFs will be saved in the site/pdf/ directory.

UPDATE: CNPE will be an additional requirement after March 1st to become a Golden Kubestronaut.

In addition to the 5 Kubestronaut certifications, Golden Kubestronauts must pass:

• Exclusive Kubestronaut jacket
• Credly badge to showcase expertise
• Access to dedicated/private Kubestronaut Slack channel and mailing list
• Five coupons for 50%-off certifications each year
• 20%-off three CNCF events (KubeCon or KubeDays) per year

• Exclusive backpack with Golden Kubestronaut logo
• Special Golden Kubestronaut beanie
• ThriveOne subscription (while maintaining title)
• One free ticket per year to any Kubernetes Community Days (KCD)
• One 50%-off KubeCon registration per year
• 60% discount voucher for each new CNCF certification
• Distinguished Golden representation on the Kubestronaut website

• CNCF Training Portal
• Kubernetes Documentation
• CNCF Kubestronaut Program
• Kubestronaut FAQ

1. KCNA - Start with fundamentals
2. KCSA - Security basics
3. CKA - Administration skills
4. CKAD - Development skills
5. CKS - Advanced security

6. LFCS - Linux fundamentals
7. PCA - Monitoring & observability
8. CGOA - GitOps fundamentals
9. CAPA - Argo workflows
10. ICA - Service mesh
11. CCA - eBPF & networking
12. OTCA - Distributed tracing
13. KCA - Policy as code
14. CBA - Developer experience
15. CNPA - Platform engineering
16. CNPE - Advanced platform engineering

• All certifications must not have expired to be recognized as a Kubestronaut or Golden Kubestronaut
• When you pass all required certifications, expect to be emailed by CNCF within a business week for next steps
• Certifications are valid for 2-3 years depending on the exam

Contributions are welcome! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Check out Good First Issues for beginner-friendly ways to contribute.

All contributors must follow our Code of Conduct.

MIT License

• CNCF for creating the Kubestronaut program
• Ramesh - CNCF Ambassador who inspired the Kubestronaut program
• All Kubestronauts and Golden Kubestronauts in the community