A secret in the programming world refers to a sensitive data such as a password, a token, or a key. Kubernetes provides a way to store it on the pod without having to include it in your application image. This mechanism is called a Secret in the Kubernetes world. Secrets are similar to configmap, however, … Continue reading What are Kubernetes Secrets?
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How to use a liveness probe for applications on Kubernetes?
What is a liveness probe? Liveness probes are used by the kubelet (kubernetes agent) to identify when to restart a container. The kubelet can identify a pod crash and restart the pod in such an event. However, at times, it may happen that the pod is alive but the application is in a state where … Continue reading How to use a liveness probe for applications on Kubernetes?
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