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What does a ClusterIP Service do?

Entry Kubernetes
Quick Answer ClusterIP creates a virtual IP accessible only inside the cluster. Other Pods reach the Service by its DNS name or ClusterIP รขโ‚ฌโ€ Kubernetes routes the traffic to a healthy Pod. It's the default and most common Service type, used for internal service-to-service communication within the cluster.

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It exposes an internal-only endpoint, accessible inside the cluster.
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