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Understanding Service Discovery

Explore how Kubernetes service discovery simplifies communication between microservices by resolving service names to IP addresses automatically. Understand the steps developers take and how Kubernetes manages the process, ensuring reliable interactions among applications within large clusters.

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Setting the scene

Finding things on busy platforms like Kubernetes is hard, service discovery makes it easy.

Most Kubernetes clusters run hundreds or thousands of microservices apps. Each one sits behind its own Service for a reliable name and IP. When one app talks to another, it ...