Using secrets with Kubernetes

In the Using secrets with Docker Swarm recipe, we showed how you can use secrets to store your passwords in a safe way using Docker Swarm. Kubernetes has a similar feature, so let's look at how it works.

Getting ready

You will need a Kubernetes cluster set up and configured, as described in the previous recipe.

How to do it...

Follow these steps:

1. Add your secret to a file on your local machine:

    $ echo -n "MyS3cRet123" > ./secret.txt

2. Add your secret to Kubernetes:

 $ kubectl create secret generic my-secret --from...