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Deploying a container to Kubernetes

With Podman Desktop, you can deploy a container to your Kubernetes cluster.

Prerequisites​

  • Your are using the Podman container engine.
  • Your container, running or stopped, is available on the Containers page: <your_container>.
  • You registered the Kubernetes cluster in your kubeconfig file: <your_kubernetes_cluster>. For example, Creating a kind cluster.
  • The Kubernetes namespace to deploy to already exists.

Procedure​

  1. Click Podman Desktop tray > Kubernetes > Context > <your_kubernetes_cluster> to set your Kubernetes context.
  2. Open Podman Desktop dashboard > Containers > <your_container> to see the Container Details page.
  3. Click to generate a Kubernetes pod.
  4. On the Deploy generated pod to Kubernetes screen, choose your options:
    1. Pod Name: edit the proposed name.
    2. Use Kubernetes Services: enable or disable Replace hostPort exposure on containers by Services. It is the recommended way to expose ports, as a cluster policy might prevent to use hostPort.
    3. Kubernetes namespace: select in the list the namespace to deploy the pod to.
  5. Click the Deploy button.

Verification​

  • On the Deploy generated pod to Kubernetes screen, the created pod status is Phase: Running

    Deploying a container

  • Go to Containers: your pod is in the list.