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# Running Containers with Kubernetes
**Create an Nginx Pod to Function as a Simple Web Server**
* **Create a Pod running a container with the `nginx` image**
* **Expose port 80 in order to communicate with Nginx once it is running**
**nginx-pod.yml**
```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
name: nginx-pod
spec:
containers:
- name: nginx
image: nginx
ports:
- containerPort: 80
```
```
kubectl create -f nginx-pod.yml
```
**Run a Redis Instance Using a Kubernetes Pod**
* **Create a Pod running a container with the `redis` image**
**redis-pod.yml**
```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
name: redis-pod
spec:
containers:
- name: redis
image: redis
```
```
kubectl create -f redis-pod.yml
kubectl get pods
```
**Check Nginx Container Logs**
* **View the logs from the Nginx container**
```
kubectl get pods -o wide
curl 192.168.194.65
kubectl logs nginx-pod
```
