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StatefulSet

A StatefulSet manages Pods that keep stable names, network identities, and storage. It also provides ordered creation, scaling, and rolling updates for stateful workloads.

Last updated

Since
v1.26 for the first availability of configurable start ordin

Syntax

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: <name>
spec:
  serviceName: <headless-service>
  selector: <label-selector>
  template: <pod-template>

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Source: StatefulSets | Kubernetes. Checked 2026-11-03.