Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 23 – Understanding Centralized Configuration in Kubernetes

The video tutorial explains how to use Config Maps in Kubernetes for centralized configuration. It covers creating a Config Map for a currency conversion service, integrating it into a deployment YAML, and verifying the deployment. The tutorial highlights Kubernetes features like service discovery, load balancing, and centralized configuration, emphasizing the benefits for microservices.

What is a config map in Kubernetes and how is it used?

Describe the process of creating a config map from literal values.

How can you retrieve the YAML configuration of a config map?

What steps should be taken to add a config map to a deployment YAML?

Explain the importance of not hardcoding values in a deployment YAML.

What command is used to apply a config map in Kubernetes?

Discuss the benefits of using config maps for microservices in Kubernetes.