The Service Object – Stable Network Endpoints | No.22 | Lesson 6-2 | CKA Kubernetes Full Course 2026

Описание: 🚀 Kubernetes Mastery – Lesson 6-2: The Service Object (Stable Networking for Ephemeral Pods)

In Lesson 6-2, we solve one of the biggest practical challenges in Kubernetes: Pods change, but your app still needs a stable address.

Deployments can scale and replace Pods at any time—which means Pod IPs are ephemeral. To make applications reliably reachable, Kubernetes introduces the Service object: a stable network endpoint (virtual IP + DNS name) that routes traffic to the right Pods and load-balances across them.

You’ll learn how Services work under the hood using label selectors and EndpointSlices, and you’ll see the core Service types—ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, and ExternalName—in action.

This video is part of our complete Kubernetes learning journey, designed for:
• Kubernetes beginners
• Cloud & DevOps engineers
• CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) exam candidates

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📘 Course Structure

This course consists of 8 structured lessons, each starting with a conceptual introduction followed by focused, hands-on videos.

In Certified Kubernetes Administrator – Kubernetes Mastery: From Cluster Setup to Troubleshooting, you’ll learn how to:

• Build and configure Kubernetes clusters from scratch
• Manage workloads, Deployments, Pods, and core configurations
• Master scheduling rules, node affinities, and automation tools
• Expose applications using Services and Ingress
• Configure storage and persistent volumes
• Debug, troubleshoot, and fix real-world Kubernetes issues

Through practical explanations and real-world architecture thinking, you’ll gain the confidence to operate production-ready clusters.

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📚 Learning Agenda (Lesson 6-2)

• Understand why Deployments create a networking problem (Pods scale, die, and get new IPs)
• Define what a Service is: a stable endpoint + load balancing for a set of Pods
• Learn the 4 core Service types and when to use each:
-ClusterIP: internal-only communication inside the cluster
-NodePort: exposes a fixed port on every node for basic external access
-LoadBalancer: provisions a cloud load balancer (or MetalLB on-prem) with an external IP
-ExternalName: DNS alias inside the cluster pointing to an external hostname
• See how Services actually route traffic:
-label selectors choose matching Pods
-Kubernetes builds EndpointSlices from Ready Pods
-kube-proxy uses those endpoints to load-balance traffic
• Troubleshooting tip: check EndpointSlices when a Service “doesn’t work”
• Create Services the practical way:
-expose a Deployment with kubectl expose
-understand the equivalent declarative YAML
• Live demos of ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer access patterns

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