http://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/ingress/Recent content in Ingress on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoennoreply@example.com (AG Sayyed)noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Sat, 16 May 2026 17:42:12 +0100http://ghafoorsblog.com/courses/ibm/devops-content/devops-pcert/09-introduction-to-containers/02-module/006-kubernetes-service/Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:10:14 +0000noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed)http://ghafoorsblog.com/courses/ibm/devops-content/devops-pcert/09-introduction-to-containers/02-module/006-kubernetes-service/<p class="lead text-primary"> This document explores Kubernetes services and related objects, detailing their purposes, properties, and use cases. It covers service types (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, ExternalName), Ingress for routing, and workload controllers like DaemonSet, StatefulSet, and Job, providing practical insights into application networking and management. </p> <hr> <h2 id="kubernetes-services-and-related-objects">Kubernetes Services and Related Objects</h2> <p>A service in Kubernetes is a REST object that provides a logical abstraction for a set of Pods, enabling policies for accessing Pods and acting as a load balancer. Each service is assigned a unique IP address, simplifying application access and eliminating the need for separate service discovery. Services support multiple protocols, such as TCP (default) and UDP, and can define multiple ports. Optional selectors and port mappings allow flexible targeting of backend Pods.</p>