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# ConfigMap

Very similarly to the [PeristentVolumeClaim action type](/bonsai-0.13/k8s-plugins/actions/deploy/persistentvolumeclaim.md), you can also mount Kubernetes ConfigMaps on `container` deploy actions using the `configmap` action type. ([see here for the full reference](/bonsai-0.13/reference/action-types/deploy/configmap.md)).

Example:

```yaml
kind: Deploy
type: configmap
name: my-configmap
spec:
  data:
    config.properties: |
      some: data
      or: something
...
---

kind: Deploy
name: my-app
type: container
spec:
  volumes:
    - name: configuration
      containerPath: /config

      # The reference to the configmap Deploy
      action: deploy.my-configmap
...
```

This mounts all the keys in the `data` field on the `my-configmap` action under the `/config` directory in the container. In this case, you'll find the file `/config/config.properties` there, with the value above (`some: data ...`) as the file contents.

You can do the same for tests and tasks using the relative [test `spec.volumes`](/bonsai-0.13/reference/action-types/test/container.md#specvolumes) and [task `spec.volumes`](/bonsai-0.13/reference/action-types/run/container.md#specvolumes) fields. `configmap` volumes can of course also be referenced in `kubernetes` and `helm` actions, since they are deployed as standard ConfigMap resources.

Take a look at the [action reference](/bonsai-0.13/reference/action-types.md) for more details.


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