Object Manifest in Kubernetes

From the Kubernetes Essentials cheat sheet ยท Architecture and Objects ยท verified Aug 2026

Object Manifest

Declare desired state with apiVersion, kind, metadata, and spec.

yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: web
spec:
  containers:
    - name: web
      image: nginx:1.29
๐Ÿ“Œ apiVersion and kind select the resource schema
๐Ÿ“Œ metadata.name identifies the object
๐Ÿ” spec describes desired state
๐ŸŽฏ Store production manifests in version control
manifestyamlobjects

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