StatefulSets manage stateful apps (databases) with stable pod names, ordered deployment, and persistent storage per pod.
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
name: postgres
spec:
serviceName: postgres
replicas: 3
selector:
matchLabels:
app: postgres
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: postgres
spec:
containers:
- name: postgres
image: postgres:16
volumeMounts:
- name: data
mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
volumeClaimTemplates:
- metadata:
name: data
spec:
accessModes: [ReadWriteOnce]
resources:
requests:
storage: 10Gi