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name: creating-kubernetes-deployments description: | Deploy use when generating Kubernetes deployment manifests and services. Trigger with phrases like "create kubernetes deployment", "generate k8s manifest", "deploy app to kubernetes", or "create service and ingress". Produces production-ready YAML with health checks, auto-scaling, resource limits, ingress configuration, and TLS termination. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(kubectl:*) version: 1.0.0 author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io license: MIT

Creating Kubernetes Deployments

Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for the described functionality.

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, ensure:

• Kubernetes cluster is accessible and kubectl is configured
• Container image is built and pushed to registry
• Understanding of application resource requirements
• Namespace exists or will be created
• Ingress controller is installed (if using ingress)
• TLS certificates are available (if using HTTPS)

Instructions

1. Gather Requirements: Application name, image, replicas, ports, environment
2. Create Deployment: Generate YAML with container spec and resource limits
3. Add Health Checks: Configure liveness and readiness probes
4. Define Service: Create ClusterIP, NodePort, or LoadBalancer service
5. Configure Ingress: Set up routing rules and TLS termination
6. Add ConfigMaps/Secrets: Externalize configuration and sensitive data
7. Enable Auto-scaling: Create HorizontalPodAutoscaler if needed
8. Apply Manifests: Use kubectl apply to deploy resources

Output

Deployment Manifest:

Copy# {baseDir}/k8s/deployment.yaml

## Error Handling

See `{baseDir}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources

- Kubernetes documentation: https://kubernetes.io/docs/
- kubectl reference: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/
- Deployment best practices: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/
- Example manifests in {baseDir}/k8s-examples/