Kubernetes & kubectl Cheat Sheet/Create configmap from file

Build a ConfigMap from file content.

Section: Imperative Resource Creation

Create configmap from file

bash
bash
kubectl create configmap nginx-conf --from-file=nginx.conf
Explanation

Build a ConfigMap from file content.

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