Challenges

Focused, hands-on problems for sharpening your DevOps and server-side skills. Some teach specific concepts while others mirror real-world scenarios. Every challenge includes hints, feedback, and automated solution checks.

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Challenge,  Easy

Configure a Memory-Backed emptyDir Volume with a Size Limit

A Deployment is using a disk-backed emptyDir volume. Convert it to a memory-backed tmpfs volume for better performance — but make sure to set a size limit to prevent the Pod from exhausting the node's RAM.

Submissions: 59/69
Challenge,  Easy

Resolve OOMKilled Errors by Reading VPA Memory Recommendations

Troubleshoot a Deployment where containers are repeatedly OOMKilled. Inspect Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) recommendations and manually apply the recommended memory request and memory limit to stabilize the workload.

Submissions: 59/95
Challenge,  Easy

Provision and configure a PersistentVolume (PV) and PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) for deployment.

Create a PersistentVolume with hostPath, bind it to a PersistentVolumeClaim, and mount it in a Deployment. This demonstrates storage management in Kubernetes.

Submissions: 27/42