Azure Container Service (AKS) makes it easy to deploy and manage containerized applications in Azure.
You can use AKS to host your applications, or you can use AKS as a platform to build and deploy your own Kubernetes-based solutions. This article will show you how to expose your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) applications externally using HTTP.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) provides a great way to manage your Kubernetes applications without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. You can expose your AKS applications externally using Azure Load Balancer, built into any AKS cluster by default.
Manifest
In the following manifest file, I have a web application that exposes port 80 (HTTP) and a service configuration for that port.
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: web-deploy
spec:
replicas: 2
selector:
matchLabels:
app: web-app
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: web-app
spec:
containers:
- name: web-app
image: nginx
ports:
- containerPort: 80
name: http
restartPolicy: Always
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: web-app
spec:
type: LoadBalancer
selector:
app: web-app
ports:
- port: 80
name: http
protocol: TCP
targetPort: http
To deploy the application, I will run the following command
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
Find External IP
To find the external IP address of the application, I will use the following kubectl command.
kubectl get service

Once I have the external IP, I will open it using a web browser and test the application.

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