EX180

Red Hat — Specialist Certification

Container & Kubernetes

Specialist EX180

From Containerfile builds and Podman container management to OpenShift application deployment and troubleshooting — master every skill tested in the EX180 specialist exam.

Podman Containerfile OpenShift Kubernetes oc CLI Image Registry skopeo Pods Routes Deployments

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OpenShift Terminal — user@workstation:~

Modules

Full EX180 stack

38+ hrs

Duration

Hands-on labs

Cert Prep

Included

Exam-aligned

24/7

Support

Expert guidance

What You Master

The Complete Container & Kubernetes Skill Set

From Containerfile fundamentals and Podman image management to OpenShift application lifecycle and troubleshooting — every EX180 domain with live lab exercises.

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Complete Container & OpenShift Pipeline

Master Containerfile instructions (FROM, RUN, COPY, ADD, ENV, EXPOSE, ENTRYPOINT), Podman image builds, registry interactions, container lifecycle management, OpenShift project creation, application deployment, route exposure, and full troubleshooting workflows.

PodmanContainerfileOpenShiftoc CLIRegistryPodsRoutesDeploymentsskopeoVolumes

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Implement Images

Containerfile instructions, base images, ENV, volumes, port exposure, CMD vs ENTRYPOINT, security concepts.

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Manage Images

Registry security, image tags, push/pull to registries, image layer backup vs container state backup.

specialist domains covering every skill area tested in the EX180 performance-based exam.

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Run with Podman

Container logs, host events, Podman inspect, run/stop/start containers in standalone environments.

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OpenShift Applications

Create and manage projects, deploy from template/source/image, customise template parameters, set environment variables, expose public routes, and troubleshoot application resources and pod logs.

oc new-app \
 --image ubi9/nginx
oc expose svc/nginx
oc get pods -w

Why EX180

The Container & Kubernetes Specialist Certification for Enterprise Platforms

OpenShift is the enterprise Kubernetes platform running workloads across the world's largest organisations. EX180 is the performance-based proof that you can build and run containerised services on it.

Containers Are the New Standard

Every modern enterprise application is containerised. EX180 proves you can build, run, and manage production-grade container workloads.

Performance-Based, Employer-Trusted

EX180 is a live exam on a real OpenShift cluster — employers know certified candidates can actually deliver container solutions.

In Demand Across Cloud Stacks

OpenShift, Kubernetes, Podman, and container skills rank among the top 10 most-requested cloud technologies in job postings globally.

Full Exam Domain Coverage

Our 5-module curriculum maps 1:1 to Red Hat's official EX180 objectives — from Containerfile basics to OpenShift troubleshooting.

Expert-Led Lab Environment

Hands-on labs on real OpenShift clusters and RHEL Podman environments — every module includes practical exam-style exercises.

Curriculum

5-Module EX180 Programme

From Containerfile fundamentals and Podman image management to OpenShift application deployment, exposure, and troubleshooting.

Understand and use FROM (the concept of a base image) instruction
Understand and use RUN instruction
Understand and use ADD instruction
Understand and use COPY instruction
Understand the difference between ADD and COPY instructions
Understand and use WORKDIR and USER instructions
Understand security-related topics
Understand the differences and applicability of CMD vs. ENTRYPOINT instructions
Understand ENTRYPOINT instruction with param
Understand when and how to expose ports from a Containerfile
Understand and use environment variables inside images
Understand ENV instruction
Understand container volume
Mount a host directory as a data volume
Understand security and permissions requirements related to this approach
Understand lifecycle and cleanup requirements of this approach

Understand private registry security
Interact with many different registries
Understand and use image tags
Push and pull images from and to registries
Back up an image with its layers and metadata vs. backup a container state

Get container logs
Listen to container events on the container host
Use Podman inspect

Basic OpenShift knowledge
Create, manage, and delete projects from a template, from source code, and from an image
Customize catalog template parameters
Specifying environment parameters
Expose public applications

Understand the description of application resources
Get application logs
Inspect running applications
Connecting to containers running in a pod
Copy resources to/from containers running in a pod

Course Snapshot

5 Modules

Full EX180 objectives

38+ Hours

Total learning time

Cert Prep

Exam-aligned content

Tech Support

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Mon–Fri

9 AM – 6 PM

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Career Outcomes

EX180 Careers in Container & Cloud Native

Container and OpenShift skills are in high demand at telcos, banks, defence organisations, and cloud-native companies across India, the Gulf, and globally.

TCS

Cloud Native

IBM

OpenShift

HCL

DevOps

Wipro

Containers

Container Specialist

Build, manage, and troubleshoot containerised workloads with Podman and OpenShift.

₹6–14 LPA

OpenShift Administrator

Deploy and operate enterprise applications on OpenShift Container Platform clusters.

₹8–18 LPA

DevOps Engineer

Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines using container-native CI/CD tools.

₹10–24 LPA

Cloud Native Developer

Design and deploy microservices as containers on Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.

₹10–26 LPA

Platform Engineer

Architect container platforms, maintain cluster health, and drive cloud-native adoption.

₹14–35 LPA

Modules

38+

Hours of Training

₹6–35L

Salary Range