website/_data/glossary/configmap.yaml

id: configmap
name: ConfigMap
full-link: /docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configmap/
related:
- pod
- secret
tags:
- core-object
short-description: >
  An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs. Can be consumed as environment variables, command-line arguments, or config files in a {% glossary_tooltip text="volume" term_id="volume" %}.
long-description: >
  Allows you to decouple environment-specific configuration from your {% glossary_tooltip text="container images" term_id="container" %}, so that your applications are easily portable.
  When storing confidential data use a [Secret](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/).
add configmap to glossary 2017-12-05 21:56:04 +00:00			`id: configmap`
			`name: ConfigMap`
			`full-link: /docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configmap/`
			`related:`
			`- pod`
			`- secret`
			`tags:`
			`- core-object`
			`short-description: >`
update description to include additional detail 2017-12-06 00:09:15 +00:00			`An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs. Can be consumed as environment variables, command-line arguments, or config files in a {% glossary_tooltip text="volume" term_id="volume" %}.`
add configmap to glossary 2017-12-05 21:56:04 +00:00			`long-description: >`
update description to include additional detail 2017-12-06 00:09:15 +00:00			`Allows you to decouple environment-specific configuration from your {% glossary_tooltip text="container images" term_id="container" %}, so that your applications are easily portable.`
set to singular 2017-12-05 22:28:42 +00:00			`When storing confidential data use a [Secret](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/).`