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+# Deployment Base Template
+
+Production-ready Kubernetes deployment with **Pod Security Standards (PSS) restricted** compliance.
+
+## Security Features
+
+This template enforces the most restrictive Pod Security Standard:
+
+- ✅ **Non-root execution** - Pods run as UID 1000
+- ✅ **Read-only root filesystem** - Prevents runtime modifications
+- ✅ **No privilege escalation** - `allowPrivilegeEscalation: false`
+- ✅ **All capabilities dropped** - Minimal Linux capabilities
+- ✅ **Seccomp profile** - RuntimeDefault seccomp filtering
+- ✅ **Resource limits** - CPU and memory constraints
+
+## Usage
+
+### Deploy directly
+```bash
+kubectl apply -k .
+```
+
+### Use as a base with overlays
+```yaml
+# overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - ../../base
+patches:
+  - path: replicas-patch.yaml
+```
+
+## Customization Points
+
+| Field | Default | Description |
+|-------|---------|-------------|
+| `replicas` | 2 | Number of pod replicas |
+| `image` | nginx:1.27-alpine | Container image |
+| `resources.requests.cpu` | 100m | CPU request |
+| `resources.requests.memory` | 128Mi | Memory request |
+| `resources.limits.cpu` | 500m | CPU limit |
+| `resources.limits.memory` | 256Mi | Memory limit |
+
+## Pod Security Standards Reference
+
+The namespace is configured with PSS labels:
+
+```yaml
+pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: restricted
+pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: restricted  
+pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: restricted
+```
+
+See: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/
+
+## Health Probes
+
+- **Liveness**: `/healthz` - Restart if unhealthy
+- **Readiness**: `/ready` - Remove from service if not ready
+- **Startup**: `/healthz` - Allow up to 150s for startup
diff --git a/deployments/base/deployment.yaml b/deployments/base/deployment.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: app
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: app
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: server
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 1
+      maxUnavailable: 0
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: app
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: server
+    spec:
+      # Pod-level security context for PSS restricted compliance
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: true
+        seccompProfile:
+          type: RuntimeDefault
+
+      # Graceful shutdown
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+
+      containers:
+        - name: app
+          image: nginx:1.27-alpine
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 8080
+              protocol: TCP
+
+          # Container-level security context (PSS restricted)
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            runAsNonRoot: true
+            runAsUser: 1000
+            runAsGroup: 1000
+            capabilities:
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+
+          # Resource management - ALWAYS set these
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 128Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 500m
+              memory: 256Mi
+
+          # Health probes
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /ready
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 3
+
+          # Startup probe for slow-starting apps
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 0
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 30  # 150 seconds max startup
+
+          # Volume mounts for read-only root filesystem
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: tmp
+              mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: cache
+              mountPath: /var/cache/nginx
+            - name: run
+              mountPath: /var/run
+
+      volumes:
+        - name: tmp
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: cache
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: run
+          emptyDir: {}
+
+      # Spread pods across nodes
+      topologySpreadConstraints:
+        - maxSkew: 1
+          topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+          whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway
+          labelSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              app.kubernetes.io/name: app
diff --git a/deployments/base/kustomization.yaml b/deployments/base/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
+  - deployment.yaml
+  - service.yaml
+
+labels:
+  - pairs:
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+    includeSelectors: false
+
+# Default namespace for all resources
+namespace: app-production
diff --git a/deployments/base/namespace.yaml b/deployments/base/namespace.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: app-production
+  labels:
+    # Pod Security Standards - enforce restricted profile
+    # See: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: restricted
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce-version: latest
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: restricted
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit-version: latest
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: restricted
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn-version: latest
diff --git a/deployments/base/service.yaml b/deployments/base/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: app
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: app
+spec:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: app
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP