Kubernetes - How to define ConfigMap built using a file in a yaml?

Question

At present I am creating a configmap from the file config.json by executing:

kubectl create configmap jksconfig --from-file=config.json

I w

Answer 1

Here is an example of a ConfigMap that is attached to a Deployment:

ConfigMap:

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: jksconfig
data:
  config.json: |-
{{ .Files.Get "config.json" | indent 4 }}

Deployment:

---
apiVersion: apps/v1beta2
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: jksapp
  labels:
    app: jksapp
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: jksapp
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: jksapp
      containers:
        - name: jksapp
          image: jksapp:1.0.0
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8080
          volumeMounts:
            - name: config #The name(key) value must match pod volumes name(key) value 
              mountPath: /path/to/config.json
      volumes:
        - name: config
          configMap:
            name: jksconfig