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Explain the differences between Pod and Service objects in Kubernetes.
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Answer from AI
In Kubernetes, Pod and Service are different objects with different purposes:
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Pod — is the smallest deployable unit that contains one or more containers working together. A Pod provides isolation and a shared network and storage context for the containers.
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Service — is an abstraction that provides a stable network endpoint to one or more Pods. A Service creates a stable IP address and DNS name, and load balances traffic among Pods, which can be created and destroyed dynamically.
Example: if you have multiple Pods running an application, a Service allows clients to access them via a single address, without worrying about which Pods are currently active.