---
title: Test your Java deployment
linkTitle: Test your deployment
weight: 50
keywords: deploy, kubernetes, java
description: Learn how to develop locally using Kubernetes
aliases:
  - /language/java/deploy/
  - /guides/language/java/deploy/
---

## Prerequisites

- Complete all the previous sections of this guide, starting with [Containerize your app](containerize.md).
- [Turn on Kubernetes](/manuals/desktop/features/kubernetes.md#install-and-turn-on-kubernetes) in Docker Desktop.

## Overview

In this section, you'll learn how to use Docker Desktop to deploy your
application to a fully-featured Kubernetes environment on your development
machine. This lets you test and debug your workloads on Kubernetes locally
before deploying.

## Create a Kubernetes YAML file

In your `spring-petclinic` directory, create a file named
`docker-java-kubernetes.yaml`. Open the file in an IDE or text editor and add
the following contents. Replace `DOCKER_USERNAME/REPO_NAME` with your Docker
username and the name of the repository that you created in [Configure CI/CD for
your Java application](configure-ci-cd.md).

```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: docker-java-demo
  namespace: default
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      service: server
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        service: server
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: server-service
          image: DOCKER_USERNAME/REPO_NAME
          imagePullPolicy: Always
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: service-entrypoint
  namespace: default
spec:
  type: NodePort
  selector:
    service: server
  ports:
    - port: 8080
      targetPort: 8080
      nodePort: 30001
```

In this Kubernetes YAML file, there are two objects, separated by the `---`:

- A Deployment, describing a scalable group of identical pods. In this case,
  you'll get just one replica, or copy of your pod. That pod, which is
  described under `template`, has just one container in it. The
  container is created from the image built by GitHub Actions in [Configure CI/CD for
  your Java application](configure-ci-cd.md).
- A NodePort service, which will route traffic from port 30001 on your host to
  port 8080 inside the pods it routes to, allowing you to reach your app
  from the network.

To learn more about Kubernetes objects, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/).