# Updating Configuration via a ConfigMap — Update configuration via a ConfigMap in a multi-container Pod

> Use the kubectl create configmap command to create a ConfigMap from literal values Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```shell kubectl create configmap color --from-literal=color=red ``` Below is an example manifest for a Deployment that manages a set of Pods, each w

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Use the kubectl create configmap command to create a ConfigMap from literal values

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl create configmap color --from-literal=color=red
```

Below is an example manifest for a Deployment that manages a set of Pods, each with two containers. The two containers share an emptyDir volume that they use to communicate. The first container runs a web server (nginx). The mount path for the shared volume in the web server container is /usr/share/nginx/html. The second helper container is based on alpine, and for this container the emptyDir volume is mounted at /pod-data. The helper container writes a file in HTML that has its content based on a ConfigMap. The web server container serves the HTML via HTTP.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl apply -f https://k8s.io/examples/deployments/deployment-with-configmap-two-containers.yaml
```

Check the pods for this Deployment to ensure they are ready (matching by

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get pods --selector=app.kubernetes.io/name=configmap-two-containers
```

You should see an output similar to

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME                                        READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
configmap-two-containers-565fb6d4f4-2xhxf   2/2     Running   0          20s
configmap-two-containers-565fb6d4f4-g5v4j   2/2     Running   0          20s
configmap-two-containers-565fb6d4f4-mzsmf   2/2     Running   0          20s
```

Expose the Deployment (the kubectl tool creates a

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl expose deployment configmap-two-containers --name=configmap-service --port=8080 --target-port=80
```

Use kubectl to forward the port

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