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+---
+title: Build your Kubernetes application with Podman Desktop
+description: Covers the end-to-end workflow to create a Kubernetes application
+authors: [shipsing]
+tags: [podman-desktop, podman, Kubernetes-application, deployment]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+
+# Using Podman Desktop to create a Kubernetes application
+
+The integration of Podman Desktop with Kubernetes helps you to run your application on a Kubernetes cluster, such as Kind or Minikube.
+
+This blog covers the following aspects:
+- Build a containerized application from registry images
+- Create a pod
+- Set up a local Kubernetes cluster
+- Deploy the application to Kubernetes
+- Verify the running service
+
+## Building a containerized application 
+
+With this blog, you will build a containerized application that uses:
+- a back-end Redis server container
+- a front-end Python application container
+
+To do so, you can pull the relevant images from the `quay.io` registry.
+
+1. Go to the **Images** component page.
+2. Click **Pull**. 
+  ![pull from registry](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/pulling-from-registry.png)
+3. Start the first container:
+    1. Enter the image name to pull from a registry. For example, `quay.io/podman-desktop-demo/podify-demo-backend`. 
+    ![enter image name](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/enter-image-name.png)
+    2. Click **Pull image**. A download complete notification opens.
+    3. Click **Done**.
+    4. Click the **Run Image** icon corresponding to the new image added.
+    ![running an image](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/running-an-image.png)
+    5. Enter the container name `redis-server`.
+    6. Click **Start Container**.
+    ![start a back-end container](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/starting-a-backend-container.png)  
+    7. Click the **Logs** tab to view that the Redis server is running in standalone mode.
+    ![view Logs tab](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/redis-running-in-logs.png)
+
+4. Start the second container:
+    1. Enter the image name to pull from a registry. For example, `quay.io/podman-desktop-demo/podify-demo-frontend`. 
+    2. Click **Pull image** and then **Done**.
+    3. Click the `Run Image` icon corresponding to the new image added.
+    4. Enter the container name `python-app`.
+    ![enter image name](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/python-app-image.png)
+
+        :::note
+
+        If the default port is already in use, you can specify a different port in the `Port mapping` field.
+
+        :::
+
+    5. Select the **Networking** tab and enter hostname as `redis-server` and IP address as `10.88.0.2` to enable communication with the Redis server.
+
+        :::note
+
+        You can find the IP address in the **Inspect** tab of the `redis-server` Container Details page. 
+
+        :::
+
+    6. Click **Start Container**. 
+    ![start a front-end container](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/starting-a-frontend-container.png)
+    7. Click the **Logs** tab to view that the application is running on port `5000`.
+    ![front-end app running](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/frontend-app-running.png)
+    8. Click the **Open browser** icon on the right side of the page.
+    9. View the running front-end application.
+    ![running front-end application](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/running-application-locally.png)
+
+
+## Creating a pod
+You can use both the containers to create a pod. This way both the front-end and back end container applications can share resources, such as storage and network.
+
+**_Pod creation with existing containers_**
+
+1. Go to the **Containers** page.
+2. Select both the front-end and back-end containers.
+3. Click the **Create Pod** button.
+  ![create a pod from containers](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/creating-pod-from-containers.png)
+4. Click **Create Pod**.
+  ![copying containers to a pod](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/copying-containers-to-a-pod.png)
+5. View the newly created pod on the Pods page.
+6. Click the name of the pod and then click the **Summary** tab to view its summary.
+  ![viewing pod details](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/viewing-pod-details.png)
+
+
+**_Alternative: Pod creation with Kubernetes YAML_**
+
+You can generate a Kubernetes manifest for any existing pod or container and use it to create a local Kubernetes YAML file. Then, you can customize that file and create a pod from it. 
+
+At the time of pod creation, you can select a runtime to indicate whether you want to run the pod on a Podman engine or a Kubernetes cluster. Based on the selection, you get to see the newly created pod running in that environment on the Pods component page.
+
+The following procedure creates a pod that runs on a Podman engine.
+
+1. Go to the **Pods** page.
+2. Click the overflow menu icon corresponding to the pod.
+  ![overflow menu icon](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/overflow-menu-icon.png)
+3. Select the **Generate Kube** option from the dropdown list.
+4. View the Kubernetes YAML configuration in the **Kube** tab.
+  ![kube manifest](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/kube-manifest.png)
+5. Copy the configuration and paste it into a YAML file on your machine.
+6. Edit the YAML configuration and save it.
+7. Go to the **Pods** component page.
+8. Click **Play Kubernetes YAML**.
+  ![play kubernetes yaml](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/play-kubernetes-yaml.png)
+9. Select the YAML file from your machine.
+10. Check that the **Runtime** field is set to `Podman container engine`.
+11. Click **Play** and then **Done**. 
+13. View the newly created pod on the same page.
+
+After creating the pod, set up a local Kubernetes cluster to deploy the pod.
+
+## Setting up a local Kubernetes cluster
+
+You can set up a local Kubernetes cluster. Once the cluster is connected and running, you can deploy your application on it. 
+
+Based on your preference, use the Kind or Minikube extension:
+1. [Install the extension](/docs/extensions/install) from the Extensions catalog.
+2. Create a Kubernetes cluster. See [Kind cluster creation](/docs/kind/installing-extension) or [Minikube cluster creation](/docs/minikube/installing-extension).
+
+Once a kubernetes cluster is created, you can view a running control plane node and a running Kubernetes service on the Kubernetes component page. The page also shows that the cluster is connected.
+
+## Deploying the application to Kubernetes
+
+You can deploy the application pod to a Kubernetes cluster that has an active connection and access it through a service. Also, any container that is part of a pod is deployable to a Kubernetes cluster.
+
+1. Select your [Kubernetes context](/docs/kubernetes/viewing-and-selecting-current-kubernetes-context).
+2. Go to the **Pods** component page.
+3. Click the overflow menu icon corresponding to the pod.
+  ![overflow menu icon](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/overflow-menu-icon.png)
+4. Select the **Deploy to Kubernetes** option from the dropdown list. 
+5. Select the checkbox to expose the service locally using the ingress controller.
+  ![expose the service locally](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/expose-the-service-locally.png)
+
+    :::note
+
+    When you configure custom port mapping while running an image, you get the option to select an Ingress host port from the dropdown list. 
+    ![ingress-host-port](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/ingress-host-port.png)
+    Otherwise, you do not see the option. 
+    :::
+
+6. Click **Deploy** and then **Done**.
+
+
+## Verifying the running service
+
+1. Go the **Kubernetes** component page.
+2. Perform the following steps:
+    1. Click the **Services** option to view the newly created service, `my-pod-5000`.
+    ![service created](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/service-created.png)
+    2. Click the **Ingresses and Routes** option to view the newly created ingress, `my-pod`.
+    ![ingress created](img/building-a-kubernetes-application/ingress-created.png)
+
+    :::note
+
+    Use the **Apply YAML** button to directly apply a Kubernetes YAML file to create a resource. 
+
+    :::

website/blog/authors.yml

@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@ gastoner:
   name: Evžen Gasta
   title: Associate Software Engineer
   url: https://github.com/gastoner
-  image_url: https://github.com/gastoner.png
+  image_url: https://github.com/gastoner.png
+shipsing:
+  name: Shipra Singh
+  title: Tech writer
+  url: https://github.com/shipsing
+  image_url: https://github.com/shipsing.png