Lesson 3: Pods

3 min
  • Understand what a Pod is
  • Create Pods in different ways
  • Inspect and debug Pods
  • Understand a Pod's life cycle

3.1 What is a Pod?

Simple definition

A Pod is the smallest unit in Kubernetes. It is a group of one or more containers that:

  • Share the same network (same IP)
  • Share the same storage
  • Always run on the same machine

Analogy

Think of a Pod as an apartment:

  • The apartment = the Pod
  • The rooms = the containers
  • Roommates share the kitchen and bathroom = shared network and storage

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