How to create Multi-Container Pods in Kubernetes

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Rahul Shivalkar
Jul 20, 2020

Pods usually have a single container; i.e. single container pods are the most common use case and it is not necessary to have a single container in the pod. One of the reasons to use a multi-container pod is simpler communication between containers. In this article, we will create a pod with 2 containers inside it. This example will help to understand the creation of a pod with multiple containers.

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Rahul Shivalkar

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