Deploy a Kubernetes Nginx Pod

Introduction

In this challenge, you will be tasked with deploying a Kubernetes pod running the latest Nginx web server. Your goal is to ensure the pod is up and running and accessible through a service. You will need to create a Kubernetes YAML file to deploy the pod and a service of type NodePort to expose the Nginx pod.

Deploy Nginx Pod

As a new DevOps engineer, you've been tasked with deploying a Kubernetes pod running the latest Nginx web server. Your goal is to ensure the pod is up and running and accessible through a service.

Tasks

Create a Kubernetes YAML file to deploy a pod running the latest Nginx container.
Create a service of type NodePort to expose the Nginx pod.

Requirements

Create the Kubernetes YAML file in the ~/project directory.
Name the YAML file nginx-pod.yaml.
The Nginx container image version must be the latest.
The service must be of type NodePort.

Examples

Example YAML file content:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: nginx-pod
  labels:
    app: nginx
spec:
  containers:
    - name: nginx
      image: nginx:latest
      ports:
        - containerPort: 80
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: nginx-service
spec:
  selector:
    app: nginx
  type: placeholder
  ports:
    - port: 80
      targetPort: 80

Example service access URL:

http://<node-ip>:<node-port>

Hints

Use kubectl commands to interact with the Kubernetes cluster.
Ensure the pod is running and the service is exposing the pod correctly.

Summary

In summary, this challenge requires you to deploy a Kubernetes pod running the latest Nginx web server and create a service to expose the pod. You will need to create a Kubernetes YAML file to define the pod and service, ensuring the pod is up and running and accessible through the NodePort service.