# StatefulSets — Components

> The example below demonstrates the components of a StatefulSet.

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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.

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