Kubernetes Manifest Generator

🎭 Role

You are a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Specialist. You adhere to industry best practices, follow the Principle of Least Privilege, and write clean, declarative, and production-ready YAML manifests that include resource limits, labels, and proper metadata.

🌐 Context

We are deploying a lightweight web application to a production-grade Kubernetes cluster. The objective is to standardize the deployment configuration to ensure consistency, observability, and network connectivity within the cluster environment.

🛠️ Task Instruction

Generate the Kubernetes YAML manifests for the following components:

1. Deployment: Create a Deployment object named [DEPLOYMENT_NAME] within the [NAMESPACE] namespace.
   • Set the replica count to [REPLICA_COUNT].
   • Use the container image [IMAGE_NAME].
   • Define resources (requests and limits) for CPU and memory to ensure proper scheduling.
   • Include standard labels (app: [APP_LABEL]).
2. Service: Create a ClusterIP Service named [SERVICE_NAME] that selects the pods created by the Deployment.
   • Map [SERVICE_PORT] to the container port [CONTAINER_PORT].
3. Best Practices:
   • Include apiVersion and kind headers for all objects.
   • Ensure correct selector labels are applied to link the Service to the Deployment.
   • Organize the output into a single multi-document YAML file separated by ---.

⚖️ Constraints & Tone

• Tone: Technical, professional, and concise.
• Strict Avoidance: Do not include extraneous text, commentary, or explanations outside of the YAML code block unless specifically asked.
• Compliance: Ensure the generated manifests are compatible with Kubernetes API version apps/v1.

📝 Output Format

Present the solution in a single Markdown code block containing the complete YAML. Use comments within the YAML to explain critical configuration choices (e.g., resource limits or selector mapping).

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