kubernetes Deployment PodName setting - kubernetes

Question

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: test-deployment
labels:
app: test
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels:
app: test
template:
metadata:
name: test
labels:
app: test
spec:
containers:
- name: server
image: test_ml_server:2.3
ports:
- containerPort: 8080
volumeMounts:
- name: hostpath-vol-testserver
mountPath: /app/test/api
# env:
# - name: POD_NAME
# valueFrom:
# fieldRef:
# fieldPath: template.metadata.name
- name: testdb
image: test_db:1.4
ports:
- name: testdb
containerPort: 1433
volumeMounts:
- name: hostpath-vol-testdb
mountPath: /var/opt/mssql/data
# env:
# - name: POD_NAME
# valueFrom:
# fieldRef:
# fieldPath: template.metadata.name
volumes:
- name: hostpath-vol-testserver
hostPath:
path: /usr/testhostpath/testserver
- name: hostpath-vol-testdb
hostPath:
path: /usr/testhostpath/testdb
I want to set the name of the pod Because it communicates internally based on the name of the pod
but when a pod is created, it cannot be used because the variable name is appended to the end.
How can I set the pod name?

Answer 1

It's better if you use, statefulset instead of deployment. Statefulset's pod name will be like <statefulsetName-0>,<statefulsetName-1>... And you will need a clusterIP service. with which you can bound your pods. see the doc for more details. Ref
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: test-svc
labels:
app: test
spec:
ports:
- port: 8080
name: web
clusterIP: None
selector:
app: test
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
name: test-StatefulSet
labels:
app: test
spec:
replicas: 1
serviceName: test-svc
selector:
matchLabels:
app: test
template:
metadata:
name: test
labels:
app: test
spec:
containers:
- name: server
image: test_ml_server:2.3
ports:
- containerPort: 8080
volumeMounts:
- name: hostpath-vol-testserver
mountPath: /app/test/api
- name: testdb
image: test_db:1.4
ports:
- name: testdb
containerPort: 1433
volumeMounts:
- name: hostpath-vol-testdb
mountPath: /var/opt/mssql/data
volumes:
- name: hostpath-vol-testserver
hostPath:
path: /usr/testhostpath/testserver
- name: hostpath-vol-testdb
hostPath:
path: /usr/testhostpath/testdb
Here, The pod name will be like this test-StatefulSet-0.

Answer 2

if you are using the kind: Deployment it won't be possible ideally in this scenario you can use kind: Statefulset.
Instead of POD to POD communication, you can use the Kubernetes service for communication.
Still, statefulset manage the pod name in the sequence
statefulsetname - 0
statefulsetname - 1
statefulsetname - 2

Answer 3

You can't.
It is the property of the pods of a Deployment that they do not have an identity associated with them.
You could have a look at Statefulset instead of a Deployment if you want the pods to have a state.
From the docs:
Like a Deployment, a StatefulSet manages Pods that are based on an
identical container spec. Unlike a Deployment, a StatefulSet maintains
a sticky identity for each of their Pods. These pods are created from
the same spec, but are not interchangeable: each has a persistent
identifier that it maintains across any rescheduling.
So, if you have a Statefulset object named myapp with two replicas, the pods will be named as myapp-0 and myapp-1.