{
  "id": "dry-run-manifest-basics",
  "title": "Generating YAML Manifests",
  "category": "Core Concepts",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "type": "task",
  "weight": 4,
  "description": "## Generating and Applying Manifests with Dry Run\n\nInstead of writing YAML from scratch, you can use `kubectl` to generate templates using `--dry-run=client -o yaml` and then apply them.\n\n**Your task:**\n\nUse `kubectl run` with `--dry-run=client -o yaml` to generate a Pod manifest for `web-pod` using image `httpd:alpine`, then pipe it directly to `kubectl apply -f -` to create the pod.\n\n```bash\nkubectl run web-pod --image=httpd:alpine --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -\n```",
  "hints": [
    {
      "title": "Combine dry-run with apply",
      "body": "Chain kubectl run --dry-run=client -o yaml with kubectl apply -f - using a pipe.",
      "command": "kubectl run web-pod --image=httpd:alpine --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -"
    }
  ],
  "setup_commands": [],
  "validation": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "description": "Pod 'web-pod' exists",
        "command": "kubectl get pod web-pod -o jsonpath='{.metadata.name}'",
        "expected_output": "web-pod",
        "match": "exact"
      },
      {
        "description": "Pod uses httpd:alpine image",
        "command": "kubectl get pod web-pod -o jsonpath='{.spec.containers[0].image}'",
        "expected_output": "httpd:alpine",
        "match": "exact"
      }
    ]
  },
  "default_namespace": "default",
  "teardown_commands": [
    {
      "command": "kubectl delete pod web-pod --ignore-not-found --grace-period=0 --force"
    }
  ]
}