Glossary term
What is YAML?
In Apex Flow Academy, "YAML" means: A plain text format built from indented lines of key: value pairs and dash lists. Kubernetes manifests use it. It is taught in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners. Related terms include Manifest, Label and selector, Pod and Deployment. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is YAML?
A plain text format built from indented lines of key: value pairs and dash lists. Kubernetes manifests use it.
Where is YAML taught?
YAML is defined in Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners.
Which lessons cover YAML?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Docker and Kubernetes for Beginners, lesson 4.3: Your First Pod From a YAML File
Which terms are related to YAML?
Next to YAML in the course glossaries: Manifest, Label and selector, Pod, Deployment, Control plane, Service, Node and ConfigMap.
ManifestLabel and selectorPodDeploymentControl planeServiceNodeConfigMap
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 YAML?
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.