How to expose pods in Minikube?

@wayne.swaniawski 

To expose pods in Minikube, you can use the kubectl expose command or define a service manifest file.

1. Using kubectl expose command: a. Open a terminal window and start the Minikube cluster by running: minikube start b. Verify that the cluster is running by executing: kubectl cluster-info c. Deploy your application by creating a deployment using: kubectl create deployment
2. Using the service manifest file: a. Create a YAML file with the following contents:

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apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: <service-name>
spec:
  type: NodePort
  selector:
    app: <deployment-name>
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: <port-number>
      targetPort: <target-port>

• : Provide a name for your service.
• : The name of your deployment.
• : The port number on which your application should listen.
• : The port number on which your application is actually running.

b. Save the file as service.yaml or any preferred name. c. Apply the service manifest by running: kubectl apply -f service.yaml

After exposing the pods as a service, you can access them using the Minikube IP and the NodePort assigned. To obtain the IP and port, run: minikube service <service-name> --url