Services and Networking
Understand Kubernetes networking, services, and how to expose applications within and outside the cluster.
55 min•By Priygop Team•Last updated: Feb 2026
Service Types
- ClusterIP: Internal cluster access
- NodePort: External access via node port
- LoadBalancer: External load balancer
- ExternalName: DNS name mapping
Networking Concepts
- Pod networking: Each pod gets unique IP
- Service discovery: DNS-based service lookup
- Ingress: External traffic management
- Network policies: Traffic control rules