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DevOps & Automation · Foundational

Manifest

A YAML or JSON file describing Kubernetes objects with apiVersion, kind, metadata, and spec fields.

Definition

Manifests are applied declaratively with kubectl apply and stored in Git for GitOps. Controllers add the status field.

Example

apiVersion: apps/v1 kind: Deployment metadata: {name: web}

Exam tip

Every manifest needs apiVersion, kind, metadata, and (usually) spec.

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