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Which type of Service requires manual creation of Endpoints?

The correct answer is B. Services without selectors. Services configured without selectors require manual management and creation of their associated Endpoints resources.

Submitted by haruto_sh· May 4, 2026Kubernetes Fundamentals

Question

Which type of Service requires manual creation of Endpoints?

Options

  • ALoadBalancer
  • BServices without selectors
  • CNodePort
  • DClusterIP with selectors

How the community answered

(69 responses)
  • A
    4% (3)
  • B
    88% (61)
  • C
    1% (1)
  • D
    6% (4)

Why each option

Services configured without selectors require manual management and creation of their associated Endpoints resources.

ALoadBalancer

LoadBalancer Services typically use selectors to automatically discover and route traffic to pods, creating endpoints dynamically.

BServices without selectorsCorrect

Services without selectors are used when the service needs to expose a resource outside the Kubernetes cluster or a service whose pods are not managed by Kubernetes. Since there are no pod selectors for Kubernetes to match, it cannot automatically discover and create endpoint objects, necessitating manual configuration of endpoints.

CNodePort

NodePort Services typically use selectors to automatically discover and route traffic to pods, creating endpoints dynamically.

DClusterIP with selectors

ClusterIP Services configured with selectors automatically discover and manage their backing endpoints based on the specified pod labels.

Concept tested: Kubernetes Services without selectors and Endpoints

Source: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#services-without-selectors

Topics

#Kubernetes Services#Endpoints#Service Selectors#External Services

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