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Given this pod spec snippet, what will be the hostname your app container uses to reach the ambassador container?

{
  "containers": [
    {"name": "app", "image": "myapp"},
    {"name": "ambassador", "image": "ambassador-image"}
  ]
}

A"external-service"

B"ambassador"

C"127.0.0.1"

D"localhost"

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand pod networking
Containers in the same pod share the network namespace, so they communicate over localhost or 127.0.0.1.
Step 2: Identify hostname for ambassador
The ambassador container listens on localhost inside the pod, so the app uses "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" to reach it.
Final Answer:
"localhost" -> Option D
Quick Check:
Same pod communication = localhost [OK]

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