Glossary term
What is ConfigMap?
In Apex Flow Academy, "ConfigMap" means: An object that holds ordinary settings as key and value pairs, kept outside the image. It is taught in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners. Related terms include Service, Secret, Deployment and Probe. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is ConfigMap?
An object that holds ordinary settings as key and value pairs, kept outside the image.
Where is ConfigMap taught?
ConfigMap is defined in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners.
Which lessons cover ConfigMap?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners, lesson 5.4: Settings From a ConfigMap and a Secret
Which terms are related to ConfigMap?
Next to ConfigMap in the course glossaries: Service, Secret, Deployment, Probe, Label and selector, Rolling update, YAML and Namespace.
ServiceSecretDeploymentProbeLabel and selectorRolling updateYAMLNamespace
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn ConfigMap?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners: You can open a terminal (PowerShell, Command Prompt, Terminal or a Linux shell) and run simple commands such as cd and ls or dir.