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What is the difference between a ClusterIP and a NodePort Service in Kubernetes?

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AClusterIP is only for stateful apps; NodePort is for stateless apps
BClusterIP exposes the service on an internal cluster IP only; NodePort also exposes it on a static port on every node's external IP
CNodePort requires a cloud provider; ClusterIP does not
DClusterIP can span multiple clusters; NodePort cannot

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