What is kind in kubernetes YAML meant?

Question

I'm very new to kubernetes .What is meant for kind: Deployment?. What are the different kind. Is there any document available for this?

Answer 1

kind represents the type of Kubernetes objects to be created while using the yaml file.

kind: Deployment represents the Kubernetes Deployment object.

You can use the following command to view different supported objects:

kubectl api-resources

You can also review the API reference for detailed overview regarding the Kubernetes objects.