Kubernetes Configuration and Security: ConfigMaps, secrets and access control

Learn how to manage configuration and secure your Kubernetes cluster. Covers ConfigMaps, Secrets, authentication, RBAC, and role-based access control with working examples.

4 lessons · 10 min · Advanced

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Kubernetes Configuration and Security: ConfigMaps, secrets and access control

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Lesson 01 of 04Kubernetes ConfigMaps explained: Create, mount and use them

Lesson 01 · 2 min · Advanced

Kubernetes ConfigMaps explained: Create, mount and use them

Learn how to create Kubernetes ConfigMaps and use them in three ways: as environment variables, with envFrom, and as volume mounts. Includes working YAML examples.

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