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diff --git a/kubernetes/ingress.yaml b/kubernetes/ingress.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: wordpress-ingress
+  namespace: company-blog
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: alb
+    alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internet-facing
+    alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type: ip
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: wordpress.com
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: wordpress
+                port:
+                  number: 80
+
diff --git a/kubernetes/mysql.yaml b/kubernetes/mysql.yaml
index 5170108..acffaa6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/mysql.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/mysql.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ spec:
   selector:
     app: wp-blog
     tier: mysql
-  clusterIP: None
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -39,18 +38,18 @@ spec:
       storage: 20Gi
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
+kind: StatefulSet  # Changed Deployment to StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: wordpress-mysql
   labels:
     app: wp-blog
 spec:
+  serviceName: "wordpress-mysql"  # Added serviceName for stable network identity
+  replicas: 1  # Set the number of replicas to 1 for a single-node MySQL
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: wp-blog
       tier: mysql
-  strategy:
-    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
@@ -84,7 +83,60 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: mysql-persistent-storage
           mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
-      volumes:
-      - name: mysql-persistent-storage
-        persistentVolumeClaim:
-          claimName: mysql-pv-claim
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: wordpress
+  namespace: company-blog
+  labels:
+    app: wp-blog
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 80
+  selector:
+    app: wp-blog
+    tier: frontend
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: wordpress
+  labels:
+    app: wp-blog
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: wp-blog
+      tier: frontend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: wp-blog
+        tier: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: wordpress:latest
+        name: wordpress
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 80
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 5
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 80
+          initialDelaySeconds: 300
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        env:
+        - name: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST
+          value: "wordpress-mysql"
+        - name: WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: wp-blog-db-pass
+              key: password
+
diff --git a/kubernetes/wordpress.yaml b/kubernetes/wordpress.yaml
index 5855ca5..bd2e5f6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/wordpress.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/wordpress.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   ports:
     - port: 80
+      targetPort: 80
+      nodePort: 31088 #added a node port
   selector:
     app: wp-blog
     tier: frontend
-  type: LoadBalancer
+  type: NodePort
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -26,6 +28,59 @@ spec:
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: 20Gi
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: wordpress
+  labels:
+    app: wp-blog
+spec:
+  replicas: 1  # Set the desired number of replicas
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: wp-blog
+      tier: frontend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: wp-blog
+        tier: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: wordpress:latest
+        name: wordpress
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: wp-persistent-storage
+          mountPath: /var/www/html  # Mount the volume to the WordPress directory
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 80
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 5
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 80
+          initialDelaySeconds: 300
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        env:
+        - name: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST
+          value: "wordpress-mysql"
+        - name: WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: wp-blog-db-pass
+              key: password
+      volumes:
+      - name: wp-persistent-storage
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: wp-pv-claim
+
+
 ---
 # TODO: complete the wordpress deployment
 #apiVersion: apps/v1