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.

Skills Graph

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Deploy a Kubernetes 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.

✨ Check Solution and Practice

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.