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+# 1. web Service — NodePort, exposes the Nginx frontend to the host
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: web
+  namespace: taskapp
+  labels:
+    app: web
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  selector:
+    app: web
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: 80
+      nodePort: 30080
+
+---
+# 2. api Service — ClusterIP, internal-only access for Flask
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: api
+  namespace: taskapp
+  labels:
+    app: api
+spec:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  selector:
+    app: api
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 5000
+      targetPort: 5000
+
+---
+# 3. db Service — headless (clusterIP: None), pairs with the StatefulSet
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: db
+  namespace: taskapp
+  labels:
+    app: db
+spec:
+  clusterIP: None
+  selector:
+    app: db
+  ports:
+    - name: postgres
+      port: 5432
+      targetPort: 5432