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StatefulSets — Components

The example below demonstrates the components of a StatefulSet.

Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions). The example below demonstrates the components of a StatefulSet. Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yaml apiVersion: v1 kind: Service metadata: name: nginx labels: app: nginx spec: ports: - port: 80 name: web clusterIP: None selector: app: nginx --- apiVersion: apps/v1 kind: StatefulSet metadata: name: web spec: selector: matchLabels: app: nginx # has to match .spec.template.metadata.labels serviceName: "nginx" replicas: 3 # by default is 1 minReadySeconds: 10 # by default is 0 template: metadata: labels: app: nginx # has to match .spec.selector.matchLabels spec: terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10 containers: - name: nginx image: registry.k8s.io/nginx-slim:0.24 ports: - containerPort: 80 name: web volumeMounts: - name: www mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html volumeClaimTemplates: - metadata: name: www spec: accessModes: [ "ReadWrit ``` This example uses the ReadWriteOnce access mode, for simplicity. For production use, the Kubernetes project recommends using the ReadWriteOncePod access mode instead. A Headless Service, named nginx, is used to control the network domain. The StatefulSet, named web, has a Spec that indicates that 3 replicas of the nginx container will be launched in unique Pods. The volumeClaimTemplates will provide stable storage using PersistentVolumes provisioned by a PersistentVolume Provisioner. The name of a StatefulSet object must be a valid DNS label. Attribution: Adapted from Kubernetes Documentation under CC-BY-4.0. Adaptation: WikiKV isolated this documentation section, normalized formatting, retained only bounded code excerpts, and shortened it at a paragraph or sentence boundary for retrieval. Verify version-sensitive details at the source.
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