Kubernetes Service vs Deployment: roles, not rivals
Kubernetes Service vs Deployment: Deployments run and update Pods; a Service gives those Pods a stable network identity. When you need each, how labels connect them, and kubectl get svc checks.
Blog topic
Articles about beginner, Kubernetes operations, and the kprompt CLI. 10 articles.
Kubernetes Service vs Deployment: Deployments run and update Pods; a Service gives those Pods a stable network identity. When you need each, how labels connect them, and kubectl get svc checks.
Kubernetes Service explained: why Pod IPs are not enough, ClusterIP vs NodePort vs LoadBalancer, selectors and Endpoints, kubectl get svc / describe, and optional kprompt checks.
kubectl get pods / kubectl get pod status: how to read READY, STATUS, RESTARTS, AGE — what CrashLoopBackOff and Pending mean, and which kubectl command to run next.
k8s vs k9s / k9s vs k8s: Kubernetes (k8s) is the platform; K9s is a terminal UI on top of it. Clear answer, then the real comparison — kubectl vs K9s.
kubectl describe vs get: how to read Pod and Deployment output, Events, Conditions, lastState, and which command to run next. Optional kprompt examples.
ConfigMap vs Secret in Kubernetes: when to use each, env vars and volume mounts, kubectl get/describe, common beginner mistakes, and optional kprompt examples.
Labels and selectors in Kubernetes: how Deployments label Pods, how Services find them, kubectl -l and endpoints checks, common mistakes, and optional kprompt examples.
A plain guide to Pods and Deployments — what each one is, how they relate, kubectl commands that stick, common beginner mistakes, and optional natural-language checks with kprompt.
What a Kubernetes Deployment is, how it manages Pods and ReplicaSets, kubectl get/describe/rollout commands, common beginner mistakes, and optional natural-language checks with kprompt.
What a Namespace is, why teams use dev/staging/prod separation, the default namespace trap, kubectl -n commands, common mistakes, and optional kprompt examples.