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Kubernetes

A Kubernetes Service gives a stable network endpoint to one or more Pods. It hides changing Pod IP addresses and routes client traffic to the current matching backends.

Last updated

Since
v1.20 for stable appProtocol; EndpointSlices are documented

Syntax

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: <service-name>
spec:
  selector: <label-selector>
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: <service-port>
      targetPort: <pod-port>

In-depth API docs are only for subscribers: parameters, examples, common mistakes and interview practice.

Subscribe
  • EndpointSlice
  • Ingress
  • Gateway API
  • ClusterIP
  • NodePort
  • LoadBalancer
  • ExternalName
  • Service without selectors

Source: Service. Checked 2026-11-03.