Add ConfigMap concept page

Co-Authored-By: Celeste Horgan <celeste@cncf.io>
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Tim Bannister
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title: ConfigMap
id: configmap
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap/
full_link: /docs/concepts/configuration/configmap/
short_description: >
An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs. Can be consumed as environment variables, command-line arguments, or config files in a volume.
An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs. Can be consumed as environment variables, command-line arguments, or configuraton files in a volume.
aka:
tags:
- core-object
---
An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs. Can be consumed as environment variables, command-line arguments, or config files in a {{< glossary_tooltip text="volume" term_id="volume" >}}.
An API object used to store non-confidential data in key-value pairs.
{{< glossary_tooltip text="Pods" term_id="pod" >}} can consume ConfigMaps as
environment variables, command-line arguments, or as configuration files in a
{{< glossary_tooltip text="volume" term_id="volume" >}}.
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Allows you to decouple environment-specific configuration from your {{< glossary_tooltip text="container images" term_id="container" >}}, so that your applications are easily portable. When storing confidential data use a [Secret](/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/).
A ConfigMap allows you to decouple environment-specific configuration from your {{< glossary_tooltip text="container images" term_id="image" >}}, so that your applications are easily portable.