What Are Endpoints? Ever wondered how a Service in Kubernetes actually knows which pods to forward traffic to? Enter the Endpoint, Kubernetes’ behind-the-scenes phonebook. When you create a Service, Kubernetes auto-generates an Endpoint object. It’s a simple list of pod IPs and ports that match the Service’s selector. …

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What Are Network Policies? In Kubernetes, a NetworkPolicy is like a bouncer for your pods. It checks who’s allowed to talk to whom and kicks out anything not on the guest list. By default, Kubernetes is a friendly party where everyone can chat with everyone else—great for sociability, terrible for security. Network …

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