# Recommended Labels — Web Application With A Database

> Consider a slightly more complicated application: a web application (WordPress) using a database (MySQL), installed using Helm.

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## Knowledge

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Consider a slightly more complicated application: a web application (WordPress) using a database (MySQL), installed using Helm. The following snippets illustrate the start of objects used to deploy this application.

The start to the following Deployment is used for WordPress

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: wordpress
    app.kubernetes.io/instance: wordpress-abcxyz
    app.kubernetes.io/version: "4.9.4"
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
    app.kubernetes.io/component: server
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: wordpress
...
```

The Service is used to expose WordPress

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: wordpress
    app.kubernetes.io/instance: wordpress-abcxyz
    app.kubernetes.io/version: "4.9.4"
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
    app.kubernetes.io/component: server
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: wordpress
...
```

MySQL is exposed as a StatefulSet with metadata for both it and the larger application it belongs to

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: mysql
    app.kubernetes.io/instance: mysql-abcxyz
    app.kubernetes.io/version: "5.7.21"
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
    app.kubernetes.io/component: database
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: wordpress
...
```

The Service is used to expose MySQL as part of WordPress

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: mysql
    app.kubernetes.io/instance: mysql-abcxyz
    app.kubernetes.io/version: "5.7.21"
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
    app.kubernetes.io/component: database
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: wordpress
...
```

With the MySQL StatefulSet and Service you'll notice information about both MySQL and WordPress, the broader application, are included.

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