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D. Ambassador container: Ambassador containers act as a proxy between the containerized application and external services. They allow for dynamic configuration of service endpoints and other environment-specific settings without requiring hard-coded configurations in the container. This approach ensures that the container can be easily moved between environments without modifying the configuration.

Overlay networks in Kubernetes provide network abstraction and enable containers to communicate with each other across different environments without being concerned about the underlying network configurations. By using overlay networks, containers can be deployed in any environment without the need for developers to statically configure custom, environment-specific locations.

Overlay networks in Kubernetes allow containers to communicate with each other across different environments (development, testing, production) without needing to statically configure custom, environment-specific locations. By using overlay networks, containers can be deployed with consistent configurations regardless of the underlying environment, ensuring that developers do not have to manage environment-specific configurations manually. This approach promotes consistency and portability across different environments, simplifying the deployment and management process for containerized applications.

The ambassador pattern (or sidecar pattern) allows the application container to remain agnostic about its environment, and simply send and receive requests to its ambassador next door. The ambassador is responsible for network configuration, such as DB endpoints, egress endpoint, TLS, and monitoring.