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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 5: Services and Networking

Service types: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, ExternalName and headless (clusterIP: None)

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Pods come and go and their IP addresses change. A Service gives a stable name and virtual IP address in front of a changing set of Pods, chosen by a label selector, and spreads connections across them. The Service's type decides who can reach it.

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