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Creating kubernetes services using YAML and JSON files

You can also create Kubernetes resources manually using YAML and JSON files. Let's go ahead and create a simple pod running a httpd web server using the kubectl create command. We will have to create a YAML-formatted file:

$ cat httpd-pod.yamlapiVersion: v1kind: Podmetadata:  name: httpd  namespace: defaultspec:  containers:  - name: httpd-container    image: httpd    ports:    - containerPort: 80

Reading YAML and JSON-formatted files is critical for Kubernetes and for later, in the OpenShift chapter. If you feel uncomfortable reading YAML or JSON files, read up on these subjects. Check the Further reading section for more information.

It may look a bit complicated and hard to understand, but as we ...