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Switch to the raw terminal mode and interact with the 'bash' shell in the mycontainer container from the monitoring-pod pod.
Command: ```bash kubectl attach monitoring-pod -c mycontainer -i -t ``` What it does: Attach to a process that is already running inside an existing container. Syntax: `kubectl attach (POD | TYPE/NAME) -c CONTAINER` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omit...
Start a pod named 'hazelcast' using the 'ubuntu' image and allow the container to expose port 8080
Command: ```bash kubectl run hazelcast --image=ubuntu --port=8080 ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--f...
Create a debugging session for the media-stream pod, with an interactive terminal and copy the pod to a debug image named debug-image-memcached
Command: ```bash kubectl debug media-stream-pod -it --copy-to=debug-image-memcached --container=lunar-launcher -- sh ``` What it does: Debug cluster resources using interactive debugging containers. 'debug' provides automation for common debugging tasks for cluster objects identified by resource and name. Pods will be...
Embed the certificate authority data for the 'staging-cluster' cluster entry by running the command 'kubectl config set-cluster staging-cluster --embed-certs --certificate-authority=~/.kube/cluster-gamma/kubernetes.ca.crt'
Command: ```bash kubectl config set-cluster staging-cluster --embed-certs --certificate-authority=~/.kube/cluster-gamma/kubernetes.ca.crt ``` What it does: Set a cluster entry in kubeconfig. Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values for those fields. Syntax: `kubectl config...
Create a pod named nginx with the python image, but customize the specifications using a JSON override.
Command: ```bash kubectl run nginx --image=python --overrides='{ "apiVersion": "custom-version", "spec": { ... } }' ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] --...
Forward traffic from local port 8080 to port 8000 in the pod named "api-service-pod"
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward pod/api-service-pod 8080:8000 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will be selected au...
Forward local port to pod port
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward pod/security-service-pod 3000 9090 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will be select...
Get output from time-machine container in the web-app-pod pod
Command: ```bash kubectl attach web-app-pod -c time-machine ``` What it does: Attach to a process that is already running inside an existing container. Syntax: `kubectl attach (POD | TYPE/NAME) -c CONTAINER` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use...
Start a ruby pod with custom spec values
Command: ```bash kubectl run nginx --image=ruby --overrides='{ "apiVersion": "v1.1.1", "spec": { ... } }' ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND]...
Forward data between local port 5000 and pod port 5432 in the 'mydeployment' deployment
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward deployment/mydeployment 5000 5432 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will be selecte...
Create a deployment named 'my-dep' using the 'hazelcast/hazelcast' image and expose port 8080.
Command: ```bash kubectl create deployment my-dep --image=hazelcast/hazelcast --port=8080 ``` What it does: Create a deployment with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create deployment NAME --image=image -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output form...
create an ingress that directs requests to a specific endpoint, with a tls secret
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress api-v1-ingress --rule="testing.com/module=svc1:8010,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "us...
Create a job named "indexing" with the CentOS image, and the command "sleep 3600"
Command: ```bash kubectl create job indexing --image=centos -- sleep 3600 ``` What it does: Create a job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create job NAME --image=image [--from=cronjob/name] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One ...
Create an ingress resource called 'private-service-ingress' that routes requests for 'testing.com/example' to the service 'svc1' on port 9091, and use the TLS secret named 'my-cert' as the certificate for HTTPS traffic.
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress private-service-ingress --rule="testing.com/example=svc1:9091,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default...
Create an ingress named 'api-ingress' with a rule that directs requests made to 'website.com/input' to service 'svc1' on port '8082'
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress api-ingress --rule="website.com/input=svc1:8082,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage"...
Remove all taints with key 'disktype' from node 'dev-node-4'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint nodes dev-node-4 disktype- ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: json|yaml|n...
Run the command 'yum install -y aws-cli' inside the 'rocket-ranger' container of the 'mypod' pod.
Command: ```bash kubectl exec mypod -c rocket-ranger -- yum install -y aws-cli ``` What it does: Execute a command in a container. Syntax: `kubectl exec (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER] [flags] -- COMMAND [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omit...
Update the annotation for pod 'frontend' with a new value
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate --overwrite pods frontend description='Web server for marketing site' ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larg...
Create a cron job named "cleanup-task" with a schedule of running every minute
Command: ```bash kubectl create cronjob cleanup-task --image=jenkins --schedule="*/1 * * * *" -- jenkins-plugin-cli ``` What it does: Create a cron job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create cronjob NAME --image=image --schedule='0/5 * * * ?' -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "shor...
Forward data between local ports 8080 and 6000 and the corresponding ports in a pod selected by the deployment "monitoring-stack-deployment"
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward deployment/monitoring-stack-deployment 8080 8080 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod ...
Import specific keys from a config map
Command: ```bash kubectl set env --keys=REDIS_HOST --from=configmap/app-name-config deployment/search-engine-deployment ``` What it does: Update environment variables on a pod template. List environment variable definitions in one or more pods, pod templates. Add, update, or remove container environment variable defin...
Copy a file from a remote pod to a local directory
Command: ```bash kubectl cp velero/worker-pod-4:/tmp/foo /tmp/bar_dir ``` What it does: Copy files and directories to and from containers. Syntax: `kubectl cp <file-spec-src> <file-spec-dest>` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use the kubectl.ku...
Create a job named backup using the mongo image, and run the mongo command within it.
Command: ```bash kubectl create job backup --image=mongo -- mongo ``` What it does: Create a job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create job NAME --image=image [--from=cronjob/name] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: json...
Attach to the warp-drive container in the analytics-pod and get the output
Command: ```bash kubectl attach analytics-pod -c warp-drive ``` What it does: Attach to a process that is already running inside an existing container. Syntax: `kubectl attach (POD | TYPE/NAME) -c CONTAINER` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use...
Run the 'go' command in quantum-quark from the pod named email-service-pod
Command: ```bash kubectl exec email-service-pod -c quantum-quark -- go ``` What it does: Execute a command in a container. Syntax: `kubectl exec (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER] [flags] -- COMMAND [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use...
Add the label 'app=myapp' to the 'email' pod.
Command: ```bash kubectl label pods email app=myapp ``` What it does: Update the labels on a resource. Syntax: `kubectl label [--overwrite] (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME) KEY_1=VAL_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N [--resource-version=version]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--all-namespaces", "short": "-A", "default": "false", "usage": "If tr...
Create a cluster role named "view" with the permission to get services with the resource name "nginx-proxy" and "load-balancer"
Command: ```bash kubectl create clusterrole view --verb=get --resource=services --resource-name=nginx-proxy --resource-name=load-balancer ``` What it does: Create a cluster role. Syntax: `kubectl create clusterrole NAME --verb=verb --resource=resource.group [--resource-name=resourcename] [--dry-run=server|client|none...
Create a deployment named logging that runs the php image and exposes port 5001
Command: ```bash kubectl create deployment logging --image=php --port=5001 ``` What it does: Create a deployment with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create deployment NAME --image=image -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: jso...
Import the LOG_LEVEL key from the kube-system-config config map and set it as an environment variable for the api-server-deployment deployment.
Command: ```bash kubectl set env --keys=LOG_LEVEL --from=configmap/kube-system-config deployment/api-server-deployment ``` What it does: Update environment variables on a pod template. List environment variable definitions in one or more pods, pod templates. Add, update, or remove container environment variable defini...
Create a cron job named monthly-audit with the image set to golang, the schedule set to "*/1 * * * *", and the command set to "go run hello.go".
Command: ```bash kubectl create cronjob monthly-audit --image=golang --schedule="*/1 * * * *" -- go run hello.go ``` What it does: Create a cron job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create cronjob NAME --image=image --schedule='0/5 * * * ?' -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short":...
attach to the 'warp-drive' container in the 'auth-service-pod' pod and get the output
Command: ```bash kubectl attach auth-service-pod -c warp-drive ``` What it does: Attach to a process that is already running inside an existing container. Syntax: `kubectl attach (POD | TYPE/NAME) -c CONTAINER` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, ...
Retrieve the snapshot logs from the media-stream-pod-1 container in the scheduler-app-deployment deployment
Command: ```bash kubectl logs deployment/scheduler-app-deployment -c media-stream-pod-1 ``` What it does: Print the logs for a container in a pod or specified resource. If the pod has only one container, the container name is optional. Syntax: `kubectl logs [-f] [-p] (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER]` Helpful flags: ...
Import the SMTP_SERVER key from the app-config config map and set it as an environment variable in the search-engine-deployment deployment.
Command: ```bash kubectl set env --keys=SMTP_SERVER --from=configmap/app-config deployment/search-engine-deployment ``` What it does: Update environment variables on a pod template. List environment variable definitions in one or more pods, pod templates. Add, update, or remove container environment variable definitio...
Display the modified YAML configuration of a deployment, without making any changes to the deployment on the server.
Command: ```bash kubectl set env deployment/cache-cluster-deployment CACHE_SIZE=64MB -o yaml ``` What it does: Update environment variables on a pod template. List environment variable definitions in one or more pods, pod templates. Add, update, or remove container environment variable definitions in one or more pod t...
Create an ingress called 'app-gateway-ingress' that directs requests to website.com/module to a service named 'svc1' on port 8181, and use the tls secret 'my-cert' for secure communication.
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress app-gateway-ingress --rule="website.com/module=svc1:8181,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": ""...
Create a pod using the wordpress image, but override some of the specifications by providing a JSON file with the necessary changes.
Command: ```bash kubectl run nginx --image=wordpress --overrides='{ "apiVersion": "v2.0.0", "spec": { ... } }' ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COM...
Forward port 3000 on your local machine to port 8080 in the pod named "mypod"
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward --address localhost,10.19.21.23 pod/mypod 3000:8080 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a p...
Configure the replication controller "media-stream" to automatically scale the number of pods between 1 and 7 based on CPU utilization, targeting a utilization of 90%.
Command: ```bash kubectl autoscale rc media-stream --max=7 --cpu-percent=90 ``` What it does: Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that...
Forward traffic from port 5000 on all addresses to port 8000 in the 'cdn-service-pod' pod, and listen on all host interfaces.
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 pod/cdn-service-pod 5000:8000 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod w...
Remove the taint with key 'hardware' and effect 'NoExecute' from the node 'kube-master-9'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint nodes kube-master-9 hardware:NoExecute- ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of...
Delete resources defined in a directory using the kustomize configuration
Command: ```bash kubectl delete -k config/ ``` What it does: Delete resources by file names, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector. JSON and YAML formats are accepted. Only one type of argument may be specified: file names, resources and names, or resources and label selector. Some resources, ...
Create an ingress rule named 'app1-ingress' that will direct requests to 'site.com/module' to the service 'svc1' on port 8000, and use a TLS secret named 'my-cert'.
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress app1-ingress --rule="site.com/module=svc1:8000,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage":...
Begin streaming the logs of the "stardust-shuttle" container in the "cdn-service-pod" pod.
Command: ```bash kubectl logs -f -c stardust-shuttle cdn-service-pod ``` What it does: Print the logs for a container in a pod or specified resource. If the pod has only one container, the container name is optional. Syntax: `kubectl logs [-f] [-p] (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--containe...
Create a new ExternalName service named external-git-service
Command: ```bash kubectl create service externalname external-git-service --external-name news-demo.news ``` What it does: Create an ExternalName service with the specified name. ExternalName service references to an external DNS address instead of only pods, which will allow application authors to reference services ...
Add the annotation 'deployment-script' with the value 'https://example.com/deploy.sh' to the pod 'analytics'
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate pods analytics deployment-script='https://example.com/deploy.sh' ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger th...
Remove the taint with key 'special' and effect 'NoSchedule' from the node 'backup-node-14' if it exists
Command: ```bash kubectl taint nodes backup-node-14 special:NoSchedule- ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One o...
Execute the 'python' command in the quantum-quark container of the database-pod pod and display the output
Command: ```bash kubectl exec database-pod -c quantum-quark -- python ``` What it does: Execute a command in a container. Syntax: `kubectl exec (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER] [flags] -- COMMAND [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use ...
Set up auto-scaling for the replication controller "monitoring" with a target CPU utilization of 60%, allowing the number of pods to range between 1 and 8.
Command: ```bash kubectl autoscale rc monitoring --max=8 --cpu-percent=60 ``` What it does: Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that u...
From the chat-app-pod pod, run the 'dotnet --list-runtimes' command in the rocket-ranger container and get the output.
Command: ```bash kubectl exec chat-app-pod -c rocket-ranger -- dotnet --list-runtimes ``` What it does: Execute a command in a container. Syntax: `kubectl exec (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER] [flags] -- COMMAND [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. ...
Print the supported non-namespaced resources
Command: ```bash kubectl api-resources --scopespaced=false ``` What it does: Print the supported API resources on the server. Syntax: `kubectl api-resources` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: wide|name. "
Retrieve the snapshot logs from all containers in pods that have the label 'owner=john-doe'
Command: ```bash kubectl logs -l owner=john-doe --all-containers=true ``` What it does: Print the logs for a container in a pod or specified resource. If the pod has only one container, the container name is optional. Syntax: `kubectl logs [-f] [-p] (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--contain...
Attach to the nano-bot container in the backend-pod and get its output
Command: ```bash kubectl attach backend-pod -c nano-bot ``` What it does: Attach to a process that is already running inside an existing container. Syntax: `kubectl attach (POD | TYPE/NAME) -c CONTAINER` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "usage": "Container name. If omitted, use the...
Update the 'cdn' pod by adding an annotation 'team' with the value 'frontend team'
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate pods cdn team='frontend team' ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger than labels and include arbitrary str...
Start port forwarding from local port 8000 to the pod's port 8081, allowing connections from localhost and IP 10.19.21.23
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward --address localhost,10.19.21.23 pod/security-service-pod 8000:8081 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching th...
Create a copy of the 'backend-pod' by adding a 'debug' container and changing the container images
Command: ```bash kubectl debug backend-pod -it --copy-to=debug-image-api --image=debian --set-image=logger=logging-app:debug,app=app:debug ``` What it does: Debug cluster resources using interactive debugging containers. 'debug' provides automation for common debugging tasks for cluster objects identified by resource ...
Create a service for a replicated node using replica set, which serves on port 8443 and connects to the containers on port 844300
Command: ```bash kubectl expose rs node --port=8443 --target-port=844300 ``` What it does: Expose a resource as a new Kubernetes service. Looks up a deployment, service, replica set, replication controller or pod by name and uses the selector for that resource as the selector for a new service on the specified port. A...
Retrieve information about the specified resources
Command: ```bash kubectl get rc/web service/backend-rc pods/backend-pod ``` What it does: Display one or many resources. Prints a table of the most important information about the specified resources. You can filter the list using a label selector and the --selector flag. If the desired resource type is namespaced you...
List deployments in the JSON output format for the "beta-1.0" version of the "my-apps" API group.
Command: ```bash kubectl get deployments.beta-1.0.my-apps -o json ``` What it does: Display one or many resources. Prints a table of the most important information about the specified resources. You can filter the list using a label selector and the --selector flag. If the desired resource type is namespaced you will ...
Forward port 8088 on all addresses to port 9090 in the pod named "backend-pod"
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 pod/backend-pod 8088:9090 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will ...
Set up auto-scaling for the replication controller "auth" with a target CPU utilization of 40%
Command: ```bash kubectl autoscale rc auth --max=7 --cpu-percent=40 ``` What it does: Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that uses th...
Set the service account of the deployment "database-deployment" to "spinnaker"
Command: ```bash kubectl set serviceaccount deployment database-deployment spinnaker ``` What it does: Update the service account of pod template resources. Possible resources (case insensitive) can be: replicationcontroller (rc), deployment (deploy), daemonset (ds), job, replicaset (rs), statefulset Syntax: `kubectl...
Create a Redis pod named "hazelcast" using the Redis image, and expose port 8088 within the container.
Command: ```bash kubectl run hazelcast --image=redis --port=8088 ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--fi...
Create a deployment named 'grafana' with the image 'node' and the command 'node'
Command: ```bash kubectl create deployment grafana --image=node -- node ``` What it does: Create a deployment with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create deployment NAME --image=image -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: json|y...
Create a service for the 'alpine' deployment that serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000
Command: ```bash kubectl expose deployment alpine --port=8089 --target-port=300100 ``` What it does: Expose a resource as a new Kubernetes service. Looks up a deployment, service, replica set, replication controller or pod by name and uses the selector for that resource as the selector for a new service on the specifi...
Update the pod identified in the "pod.json" file by annotating its security-scan-status as "pass"
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate -f pod.json security-scan-status=pass ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger than labels and include arbit...
Add a taint to node 'testing-node-11' with key 'datacenter' and value 'dc-1' and effect 'NoExecute'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint nodes testing-node-11 datacenter=dc-1:NoExecute ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format...
Display the CPU and memory metrics for the containers running in the 'backend-pod' pod.
Command: ```bash kubectl top pod backend-pod --containers ``` What it does: Display resource (CPU/memory) usage of pods. The 'top pod' command allows you to see the resource consumption of pods. Due to the metrics pipeline delay, they may be unavailable for a few minutes since pod creation. Syntax: `kubectl top pod [...
Create a job named "log-collection" using the "mysql" image, and run the "mysqld" command within the job.
Command: ```bash kubectl create job log-collection --image=mysql -- mysqld ``` What it does: Create a job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create job NAME --image=image [--from=cronjob/name] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One...
Update the security scan status annotation of a pod identified by type and name in "settings.json"
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate -f settings.json security-scan-status=pass ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger than labels and include ...
Create a new ExternalName service named "external-messaging-service" pointing to the external name "sandbox-site.co"
Command: ```bash kubectl create service externalname external-messaging-service --external-name sandbox-site.co ``` What it does: Create an ExternalName service with the specified name. ExternalName service references to an external DNS address instead of only pods, which will allow application authors to reference se...
Embed the certificate authority data for the 'edge-cluster' cluster entry
Command: ```bash kubectl config set-cluster edge-cluster --embed-certs --certificate-authority=~/.kube/moon-cluster/kubernetes.ca.crt ``` What it does: Set a cluster entry in kubeconfig. Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values for those fields. Syntax: `kubectl config set...
Forward traffic from port 5000 on localhost and IP 10.19.21.23 to port 9090 in the e-commerce-pod
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward --address localhost,10.19.21.23 pod/e-commerce-pod 5000:9090 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the crit...
Update the label of the pod 'backend' to have the key 'component' and the value 'web'
Command: ```bash kubectl label pods backend component=web ``` What it does: Update the labels on a resource. Syntax: `kubectl label [--overwrite] (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME) KEY_1=VAL_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N [--resource-version=version]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--all-namespaces", "short": "-A", "default": "false", "usage": ...
create a cron job named "alerts-cleanup" using the "jenkins" image that runs the command "jenkins-plugin-cli" every minute.
Command: ```bash kubectl create cronjob alerts-cleanup --image=jenkins --schedule="*/1 * * * *" -- jenkins-plugin-cli ``` What it does: Create a cron job with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create cronjob NAME --image=image --schedule='0/5 * * * ?' -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "sh...
Start a pod with the Ethereum client container and expose port 8080.
Command: ```bash kubectl run hazelcast --image=ethereum/client-go --port=8080 ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: ...
Return the snapshot logs from the container named chat-app-pod-1 of the analytics-platform-deployment deployment.
Command: ```bash kubectl logs deployment/analytics-platform-deployment -c chat-app-pod-1 ``` What it does: Print the logs for a container in a pod or specified resource. If the pod has only one container, the container name is optional. Syntax: `kubectl logs [-f] [-p] (POD | TYPE/NAME) [-c CONTAINER]` Helpful flags:...
Create an ingress named 'private-api-ingress' that routes requests from 'website.com/input' to 'svc1:8080' with a TLS secret named "my-cert"
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress private-api-ingress --rule="website.com/input=svc1:8080,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "",...
Create an ingress named 'private-service-ingress' that routes traffic from testing.com/module to svc1:3001 with the TLS secret "my-cert"
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress private-service-ingress --rule="testing.com/module=svc1:3001,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default"...
Add a taint with the key 'environment' and value 'worker-node-3:PreferNoSchedule' on nodes that have the label 'cluster=my-cluster'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint node -l cluster=my-cluster environment=worker-node-3:PreferNoSchedule ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", ...
Create a new config map named "db-config" using an environment file.
Command: ```bash kubectl create configmap db-config --from-env-file=path/to/settings.env ``` What it does: Create a config map based on a file, directory, or specified literal value. A single config map may package one or more key/value pairs. When creating a config map based on a file, the key will default to the bas...
Listen on local port 6379 and forward to port 5000 in the pod named log-aggregator-pod
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward pod/log-aggregator-pod 6379:5000 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will be selected...
Update the pod 'foo' by setting the annotation 'backup-strategy' to 'daily backups'
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate pods foo backup-strategy='daily backups' ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger than labels and include ar...
Create an ingress resource called 'app-loadbalancer-ingress' with a rule that directs requests to 'website.com/input' to the 'svc1:3000' service
Command: ```bash kubectl create ingress app-loadbalancer-ingress --rule="website.com/input=svc1:3000,tls=my-cert" ``` What it does: Create an ingress with the specified name. Syntax: `kubectl create ingress NAME --rule=host/path=service:port[,tls[=secret]]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default"...
Create a new config map named namespace-config with the specified keys instead of file basenames on disk
Command: ```bash kubectl create configmap namespace-config --from-file=properties=/path/to/configurations/file1.txt --from-file=key1=/path/to/properties/file2.txt ``` What it does: Create a config map based on a file, directory, or specified literal value. A single config map may package one or more key/value pairs. W...
Add a taint with key 'special' on nodes having label region=eu-west-2. Apply the taint 'PreferNoSchedule' to node 'dev-node-4'.
Command: ```bash kubectl taint node -l region=eu-west-2 special=dev-node-4:PreferNoSchedule ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": ...
Copy the /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ directory from a remote pod named ingress-controller-pod-8 in the kube-node-lease namespace to the /tmp/bar directory on your local machine
Command: ```bash kubectl cp kube-node-lease/ingress-controller-pod-8:/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ /tmp/bar ``` What it does: Copy files and directories to and from containers. Syntax: `kubectl cp <file-spec-src> <file-spec-dest>` Helpful flags: "flag": "--container", "short": "-c", "default": "", "...
Import environment variable from a secret to a deployment.
Command: ```bash kubectl set env --from=secret/api-secret-key deployment/cache-cluster-deployment ``` What it does: Update environment variables on a pod template. List environment variable definitions in one or more pods, pod templates. Add, update, or remove container environment variable definitions in one or more ...
Retrieve a single pod in JSON format.
Command: ```bash kubectl get -o json pod e-commerce-pod ``` What it does: Display one or many resources. Prints a table of the most important information about the specified resources. You can filter the list using a label selector and the --selector flag. If the desired resource type is namespaced you will only see r...
Create a config map named monitoring-config using specified keys from files
Command: ```bash kubectl create configmap monitoring-config --from-file=settings=/path/to/data/file1.txt --from-file=key2=/path/to/settings/file2.txt ``` What it does: Create a config map based on a file, directory, or specified literal value. A single config map may package one or more key/value pairs. When creating ...
Add a taint with key 'cpu-type' on nodes having label project=project-alpha, and set the taint value to 'worker-node-3:PreferNoSchedule'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint node -l project=project-alpha cpu-type=worker-node-3:PreferNoSchedule ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", ...
Autoscale the replication controller "analytics", with the number of pods between 1 and 7, targeting CPU utilization at 90%.
Command: ```bash kubectl autoscale rc analytics --max=7 --cpu-percent=90 ``` What it does: Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that us...
Check if you have the necessary permissions to list the job named "certificates-renewal-job" in the "production" namespace
Command: ```bash kubectl auth can-i list jobs.batch/certificates-renewal-job -n production ``` What it does: Check whether an action is allowed. VERB is a logical Kubernetes API verb like 'get', 'list', 'watch', 'delete', etc. TYPE is a Kubernetes resource. Shortcuts and groups will be resolved. NONRESOURCEURL is a pa...
Set the cluster field of a context to a specific cluster.
Command: ```bash kubectl config set contexts.edge-context.cluster my-k8s-cluster ``` What it does: Set an individual value in a kubeconfig file. PROPERTY_NAME is a dot delimited name where each token represents either an attribute name or a map key. Map keys may not contain dots. PROPERTY_VALUE is the new value you w...
Update the annotation 'env' of the pod named 'proxy-server' with the value 'staging', overwriting any existing value.
Command: ```bash kubectl annotate --overwrite pods proxy-server env='staging' ``` What it does: Update the annotations on one or more resources. All Kubernetes objects support the ability to store additional data with the object as annotations. Annotations are key/value pairs that can be larger than labels and include...
Create a new secret named 'api-secret-key' and populate it with keys for each file in the 'path/to/data' folder.
Command: ```bash kubectl create secret generic api-secret-key --from-file=path/to/data ``` What it does: Create a secret based on a file, directory, or specified literal value. A single secret may package one or more key/value pairs. When creating a secret based on a file, the key will default to the basename of the f...
Start a ruby pod named 'hazelcast' with the 'ruby' image and let the container expose port 8088
Command: ```bash kubectl run hazelcast --image=ruby --port=8088 ``` What it does: Create and run a particular image in a pod. Syntax: `kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` Helpful flags: "flag": "--fil...
Listen on port 8000 locally and forward data to port 5432 in the pod 'web-app-pod'
Command: ```bash kubectl port-forward pod/web-app-pod 8000 5432 ``` What it does: Forward one or more local ports to a pod. Use resource type/name such as deployment/mydeployment to select a pod. Resource type defaults to 'pod' if omitted. If there are multiple pods matching the criteria, a pod will be selected automa...
Apply a taint to a specific node with the key 'hardware', value 'gpu' and effect 'NoExecute'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint nodes node-1 hardware=gpu:NoExecute ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "Output format. One of: js...
Add a taint with the key 'workload' on nodes that have the label 'cluster=my-cluster'
Command: ```bash kubectl taint node -l cluster=my-cluster workload=node-1:PreferNoSchedule ``` What it does: Update the taints on one or more nodes. Syntax: `kubectl taint NODE NAME KEY_1=VAL_1:TAINT_EFFECT_1 ... KEY_N=VAL_N:TAINT_EFFECT_N` Helpful flags: "flag": "--output", "short": "-o", "default": "", "usage": "...
Enable autoscaling for the replication controller "auth", with a maximum of 2 pods and target CPU utilization set at 90%.
Command: ```bash kubectl autoscale rc auth --max=2 --cpu-percent=90 ``` What it does: Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that uses th...