core_concepts.md

Core Concepts (13%)

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kubernetes.io > Documentation > Tasks > Access Applications in a Cluster > Configure Access to Multiple Clusters

kubernetes.io > Documentation > Tasks > Access Applications in a Cluster > Accessing Clusters using API

kubernetes.io > Documentation > Tasks > Access Applications in a Cluster > Use Port Forwarding to Access Applications in a Cluster

Setup autocomplete for k8s commands

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source <(kubectl completion bash)
echo "source <(kubectl completion bash)" >> ~/.bashrc

Show kubeconfig settings

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kubectl config view

Use multiple kubeconfig files at the same time

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KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config:~/.kube/kubconfig2

Permanently save the namespace for all subsequent kubectl commands in that context.

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kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=ggckad-s2

Set a context utilizing a specific username and namespace

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kubectl config set-context gce --user=cluster-admin --namespace=foo \
  && kubectl config use-context gce

List all services in the namespace

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kubectl get services

Get pods on all namespaces

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kubectl get po --all-namespaces

List all pods in the namespace, with more details

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kubectl get pods -o wide

List a particular deployment

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kubectl get deployment my-deployment

List all pods in the default namespace

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kubectl get pods

Get pod's YAML

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kubectl get po nginx -o yaml

Get information about the pod, including details about potential issues (e.g. pod hasn't started)

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kubectl describe po nginx

Get pod logs

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kubectl logs nginx

Output a pod's YAML without cluster specific information

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kubectl get pod my-pod -o yaml --export

List all nodes in the cluster

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kubectl get nodes
# or, get more information about the nodes
kubectl get nodes -o wide

Describe nodes with verbose output

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kubectl describe nodes

List services sorted by name

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kubectl get services --sort.by=.metadata.name

Get the external IP of all nodes

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kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{.items[*].status.addresses[?(@.type=="ExternalIP")].address}'

Create a new namespace

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kubectl create namespace web

List all the namespaces that exist in the cluster

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kubectl get namespaces

Create a pod which runs an nginx container

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kubectl run nginx --image=nginx
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kubectl run nginx2 --image=nginx --restart=Never --dry-run -o yaml | kubectl create -f -

Delete a pod

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kubectl delete po nginx

Get the status of the control plane components

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kubectl get componentstatus

Create a deployment with two replica pods from YAML

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# create a  YAML template with this command
kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --replicas=2 --dry-run -o yaml > deploy.yaml
# see it
cat deploy.yaml

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  labels:
    run: nginx
  name: nginx
spec:
  replicas: 2
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      run: nginx
  strategy: {}
  template:
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: null
      labels:
        run: nginx
    spec:
      containers:
      - image: nginx
        name: nginx
        resources: {}
status: {}

# create the deployment 
kubectl apply -f deploy.yaml
# get verbose output of deployment YAML
kubectl get deploy nginx-deployment -o yaml
# add an annotation to the deployment
kubectl annotate deploy nginx mycompany.com/someannotation="chad"
# delete the deployment 
kubectl delete deploy nginx

Add an annotation to a deployment

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kubectl annotate deploy nginx mycompany.com/someannotation="chad"

Add a label to a pod

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kubectl label pods nginx env=prod

Show labels for all pods in the cluster

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kubectl get pods --show-labels
# or get pods with the env label
kubectl get po -L env

List all pods that are in the running state using field selectors

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kubectl get po --field-selector status.phase=Running

List all services in the default namespace using field selectors

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kubectl get po --field-selector status.phase=Running