# Connecting Applications with Services — Convert the keys to base64 encoding

> cat /d/tmp/nginx.crt | base64 | tr -d '\n' cat /d/tmp/nginx.key | base64 | tr -d '\n' Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```text Use the output from the previous commands to create a yaml file as follows.

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cat /d/tmp/nginx.crt | base64 | tr -d '\n' cat /d/tmp/nginx.key | base64 | tr -d '\n'

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Use the output from the previous commands to create a yaml file as follows.
The base64 encoded value should all be on a single line.
```

apiVersion: "v1" kind: "Secret" metadata: name: "nginxsecret" namespace: "default" type: kubernetes.io/tls data: # NOTE: Replace the following values with your own base64-encoded certificate and key. tls.crt: "REPLACE_WITH_BASE64_CERT" tls.key: "REPLACE_WITH_BASE64_KEY"

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Now create the secrets using the file:
```

kubectl apply -f nginxsecrets.yaml kubectl get secrets

NAME TYPE DATA AGE nginxsecret kubernetes.io/tls 2 1m

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Now modify your nginx replicas to start an https server using the certificate
in the secret, and the Service, to expose both ports (80 and 443):

{{% code_sample file="service/networking/nginx-secure-app.yaml" %}}

Noteworthy points about the nginx-secure-app manifest:

- It contains both Deployment and Service specification in the same file.
- The [nginx server](https://github.com/kubernetes/examples/blob/master/_archived/https-nginx/default.conf)
  serves HTTP traffic on port 80 and HTTPS traffic on 443, and nginx Service
  exposes both ports.
- Each container has access to the keys through a volume mounted at `/etc/nginx/ssl`.
  This is set up *before* the nginx server is started.
```

kubectl delete deployments,svc my-nginx; kubectl create -f ./nginx-secure-app.yaml

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At this point you can reach the nginx server from any node.
```

kubectl get pods -l run=my-nginx -o custom-columns=POD_IP:.status.podIPs POD_IP [map[ip:10.244.3.5]]

node $ curl -k ... Welcome to nginx! …

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