Docker and CI/CD · Middle · Question 64 of 75

Why do you usually create a Deployment rather than Pods directly?

1Deployments give each pod a public IP address
✓Correct answer: It keeps the replica count and manages rolling updates
3Pods can't run containers without a Deployment

Explanation

A bare pod that dies is gone. A Deployment (through a ReplicaSet) recreates pods and rolls out new versions gradually.

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