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Understanding YAML Manifests

Learn Kubernetes object structure, write your first YAML manifests, and master the declarative approach to cluster management.

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This lesson covers Kubernetes YAML manifests:

The four fields every Kubernetes object has: apiVersion, kind, metadata, spec
Writing a Pod manifest from scratch
kubectl apply -f vs kubectl create -f — when to use each
kubectl diff -f — preview changes before applying
kubectl get -o yaml — export existing objects as YAML
Organizing manifests: single file vs directories vs Kustomize
Dry-run validation: kubectl apply --dry-run=client

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