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# Creating a Service and Discovering DNS Names in Kubernetes
## Create an nginx deployment, and verify it was successful
Use this command to create an nginx deployment:
```
kubectl run nginx --image=nginx
```
Use this command to verify deployment was successful:
```
kubectl get deployments
```
## Create a service, and verify the service was successful
Use this command to create a service:
```
kubectl expose deployment nginx --port 80 --type NodePort
```
Use this command to verify the service was created:
```
kubectl get services
```
## Create a pod that will allow you to query DNS, and verify it’s been created
**Use the following YAML to create the busybox pod spec:**
**busybox.yaml**
```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
name: busybox
spec:
containers:
- image: busybox:1.28.4
command:
- sleep
- "3600"
name: busybox
restartPolicy: Always
```
Use the following command to create the busybox pod:
```
kubectl create -f busybox.yaml
```
Use the following command to verify the pod was created successfully:
```
kubectl get pods
```
## Perform a DNS query to the service
Use the following command to query the DNS name of the nginx service:
```
kubectl exec busybox -- nslookup nginx
```
## Record the DNS name
Record the name:
