Kubernetes Day 7: ConfigMaps & Secrets — Managing Config the Right Way
← Previous Day 6 — Ingress, TLS & Ingress Controllers Next → Day 8 — Coming soon ☸️ Day 7 of 30 — ConfigMaps & Secrets Kubernetes Day 7: ConfigMaps & Secrets Managing application configuration and sensitive data the Kubernetes way 📅 March 2026 · ☸️ Kubernetes Preparation Series · Day 7 of 30 #Kubernetes #ConfigMap #KubernetesSecrets #EnvVariables #DevOps #CloudNative #CKAPrep #LearnK8s 📋 What you will learn today The problem — why hardcoding config is bad What is a ConfigMap and why we use it What is a Secret and how it differs from ConfigMap ConfigMap vs Secret — side by side How to set up environment variables in Kubernetes Injecting config as files using volume mounts Best practices for managing application configuration Full hands-on demo ...