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Connect to the Application

Connect to the Application

Learn how to connect to an application deployed on Kubernetes.

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We always connect to Pods through a Service.

A Service is a Kubernetes object designed to provide stable networking for Pods. As shown in the following figure, they have a frontend and a backend. The frontend provides a name, IP, and port that clients send requests to. The backend forwards these requests to Pods with matching labels.

NodePort service with three Pods
NodePort service with three Pods

We often use the term object when referring to things running on Kubernetes. We’ve already ...