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Service Configuration and Discovery

Master Kubernetes Services including ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer types, DNS-based service discovery, and headless services for StatefulSets.

45 minutes
kubernetes/ckad
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Lab Overview

Learn how to expose applications using Kubernetes Services and understand service discovery mechanisms. This lab covers essential CKAD exam objectives related to networking and service configuration.

Skills Practiced:

  • Creating ClusterIP services for internal communication
  • Understanding Kubernetes DNS and service discovery
  • Configuring NodePort and LoadBalancer services
  • Working with headless services for direct pod access

Prerequisites

basic-kubernetes-knowledge

linux-command-line

Technologies Covered

kubernetesckadservicesnetworkingdnsservice-discovery

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This lab is part of the CKAD Certification Preparation course

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