Kubernetes Labels & Selectors Explained with a Practical Demo

Kubernetes Labels & Selectors Explained with Practical Demo!

In this video, we’re diving deep into one of the core concepts of Kubernetes: Labels and Selectors.

You’ve probably seen labels in my previous videos when creating Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, or Services—but today, we’re taking a closer look at how they actually work and how you can fully leverage them to organize, filter, and manage resources in your Kubernetes clusters.

✅ In this video, you’ll learn:
What Labels and Selectors are in Kubernetes
How to create Pods with specific labels
How to filter Pods using label selectors with kubectl
How to create Services that route traffic based on labels
How labels and selectors work in Deployments and matchExpressions

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00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - What are Labels in Kubernetes?
00:58 - What are Selectors in Kubernetes?
01:17 - Creating a pod with labels
02:49 - Filtering Pods using Label Selectors
03:36 - Creating a Service with Label Selectors
06:35 - Using Labels & Selectors in Deployments and matchExpressions
06:52 - Conclusion

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