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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  replicas: 2 # tells deployment to run 2 pods matching the template
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: nginx
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: nginx
+          image: nginx:1.14.2
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80