Deploy an Application on AKS Cluster Using A Kubernetes Manifest File

Table of contents
Step 1: Login to Azure
Step 2: Create Resource group and AKS cluster
Step 3: Connect to AKS Cluster
Step 4: Create a yaml file and deploy the application
Step 5: Verify the deployment
Step 6: Access the Application
Step 7: Clean up

To deploy an application on an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using a Kubernetes manifest file, follow these steps:

Prerequisites:

• Azure CLI installed.

• kubectl installed.

• You have an AKS cluster up and running.

• Kubernetes manifest file ready (YAML file).

Step 1: Login to Azure

• First, log in to your Azure account and connect to your AKS cluster: Copy code

• Once authenticated, set the subscription

Step 2: Create Resource group and AKS cluster

• Create RG

• Create an AKS cluster

Step 3: Connect to AKS Cluster

Step 4: Create a yaml file and deploy the application

• Create a yaml file

• Deploy the application by running the following command to apply the manifest file to the AKS cluster

Step 5: Verify the deployment

• Check the status of the pods:

• Check the status of the service and get the external IP

After a few moments, you should see an external IP address under the EXTERNAL-IP column. You can use this IP to access the Nginx application via a web browser.

Step 6: Access the Application

• Once the service is deployed, access the application using the external IP of the LoadBalancer:

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• Explore the application

Step 7: Clean up
using the following command