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Kubernetes Cheat Sheet

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alias kubectl create names ace <names ace_name> p p

Set an alias for kubectl. C reate a namespace.

-o=json kubectl get names ace <names ace_name>
p p

Output format in JSON. List one or more namespaces.

-o=yaml kubectl describe names ace <names ace_name> p p

Output format in YAML. D isplay the detailed state of one or more namespaces.
-o=wide kubectl delete names ace <names ace_name> p p

Output in the plain-text format with any additional information, and for pods, D elete a namespace.
the node name is included.
kubectl edit names ace <names ace_name>
p p

-n
Edit and update the definition of a namespace.
Alias for namespace.
kubectl to names ace <names ace_name>
p p p

-f
D isplay Resource ( PU/Memory/Storage) usage for a namespace.
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Filename, directory, or URL to files to use to create a resource.

-l
Nodes
Filter using a specified label.
-h kubectl taint node <node_name>
Help for kubectl. Update the taints on one or more nodes.
kubectl get node
List one or more nodes.
Con gur tion i esfi a F l

kubectl delete node <node_name>

kubectl create -f <configuration file>
D elete a node or multiple nodes.
C reate ob ects.
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kubectl to node <node_name>

p

kubectl create -f <configuration file directory>

D isplay Resource usage ( PU/Memory/Storage) for nodes.
C

C reate ob ects in all manifest files in a directory.

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kubectl get ods -o wide gre <node_name>

p | p

kubectl create -f < url > ‘ ’

P ods running on a node.
C reate ob ects from a URL.
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kubectl annotate node <node_name>

kubectl delete -f <configuration file> Annotate a node.
D elete an ob ect. j

kubectl cordon node <node_name>

Mark a node as unschedulable.
C uster M n gement nd Context
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kubectl uncordon node <node_name>
kubectl cluster-info Mark node as schedulable.
D isplay endpoint information about the master and ser ices in the cluster. v
kubectl drain node <node_name>
kubectl ersion
v
D rain a node in preparation for maintenance.
D isplay the ubernetes ersion running on the client and ser er.
K v v
kubectl label node
kubectl config iew v
Add or update the labels of one or more nodes.
G et the configuration of the cluster.
kubectl config iew -o json ath= users name
v p '{. [*]. }'
Pods
G et a list of users.
kubectl get od p

kubectl config current-conte t x

List one or more pods.
D isplay the current context.
kubectl get ods --sort-by= status container tatuses 0 restart ount
p '. . S [ ]. C '

kubectl config get-conte ts x

List pods Sorted by Restart ount. C

D isplay a list of contexts.

kubectl get ods --field-selector=status hase= unning
p .p R

kubectl config use-conte t <cluster name> x

G et all running pods in the namespace.
Set the default context.
kubectl delete od < od_name>
p p

kubectl a i-resources
p
D elete a pod.
List the API resources that are a ailable. v

kubectl describe od < od_name>p p

kubectl a i- ersions
p v
D isplay the detailed state of a pods.
List the API ersions that are a ailable.
v v

kubectl create od < od_name>

p p

C reate a pod.
D a emonsets kubectl e ec < od_name> -c <container_name> <command>
x p

kubectl get daemonset E xecute a command against a container in a pod.

List one or more daemonsets. kubectl e ec -it < od_name> /bin/sh
x p

kubectl edit daemonset <daemonset_name> G et an interacti e shell on a single-container pod.

v

Edit and update the definition of one or more daemonset. kubectl to od p p

kubectl delete daemonset <daemonset_name> D isplay Resource usage ( PU/Memory/Storage) for pods.C

D elete a daemonset. kubectl annotate od < od_name> <annotation>

p p

kubectl create daemonset <daemonset_name> Add or update the annotations of a pod.

C reate a new daemonset. kubectl label ods < od_name> new-label=<label name>
p p

kubectl rollout daemonset Add or update the label of a pod.

Manage the rollout of a daemonset. kubectl get ods --show-labels
p

kubectl describe ds <daemonset_name> -n <names ace_name> p

G et pods and show labels.
D isplay the detailed state of daemonsets within a namespace. kubectl ort-forward < od name> < ort number to listen on>:< ort number to
forward to>
p p p p

Listen on a port on the local machine and forward to a port on a specified

pod.
Dep oyments l

kubectl get de loyment

Rep ic tion Contro ers
p

List one or more deployments.

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kubectl describe de loyment <de loyment_name>

p p
kubectl get rc
D isplay the detailed state of one or more deployments. List the replication controllers.
kubectl edit de loyment <de loyment_name>
p p
kubectl get rc --names ace=”<names ace_name>” p p

Edit and update the definition of one or more deployments on the ser er. v
List the replication controllers by namespace.
kubectl create de loyment <de loyment_name>
p p

C reate a new deployment. Rep ic Sets l a

kubectl delete de loyment <de loyment_name>

p p
kubectl get re licasets
p

D elete deployments. List ReplicaSets.

kubectl rollout status de loyment <de loyment_name>
p p
kubectl describe re licasets <re licaset_name>
p p

See the rollout status of a deployment. D isplay the detailed state of one or more ReplicaSets.
kubectl set image de loyment/<de loyment name> <container name>=image:
kubectl scale --re licas=
<new image ersion>
p p
p [x]
v

Perform a rolling update ( 8S default ), set the image of the container to a

K
Scale a ReplicaSet.
new ersion for a particular deployment.
v

kubectl rollout undo de loyment/<de loyment name>

Secrets
p p

Rollback a pre ious deployment.

v

kubectl re lace --force -f <configuration file>

p
kubectl create secret
Perform a replace deployment — Force replace, delete and then re-create the C reate a secret.
resource.
kubectl get secrets
List secrets.
Events kubectl describe secrets
kubectl get e ents v
List details about secrets.
List recent e ents for all resources in the system.
v kubectl delete secret <secret_name>
kubectl get e ents --field-selector ty e=Warning
v p
D elete a secret.
List Warnings only.
kubectl get e ents --sort-by= metadata creationTimestam
v . . p Services
List e ents sorted by timestamp.
kubectl get ser ices
v

kubectl get e ents --field-selector in ol edObject kind!=Pod

v v v .
List one or more ser ices. v

List e ents but exclude Pod e ents.

kubectl describe ser ices
v v

kubectl get e ents --field-selector in ol edObject kind=Node, in ol edObject name

isplay the detailed state of a ser ice.
=<node_name>
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P ull e ents for a single node with a specific name.

v kubectl e ose de loyment de loyment_name
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kubectl get e ents --field-selector ty e!=Normal E xpose a replication controller, ser ice, deployment, or pod as a new v
v p
K ubernetes ser ice. v

Filter out normal e ents from a list of e ents.

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kubectl edit ser ices v

Edit and update the definition of one or more ser ices. v

L ogs
kubectl logs < od_name> p
Services Accounts
P rint the logs for a pod.
kubectl get ser iceaccounts
v

kubectl logs --since=6h < od_name> p

List ser ice accounts.
v

P rint the logs for the last 6 hours for a pod.

kubectl describe ser iceaccounts v

kubectl logs --tail=50 < od_name> p

D isplay the detailed state of one or more ser ice accounts. v

G et the most recent 50 lines of logs.

kubectl re lace ser iceaccount
p v

kubectl logs -f <ser ice_name> -c < container>

v [ $ ]
Replace a ser ice account.
v

G et logs from a ser ice and optionally select which container.

v

kubectl delete ser iceaccount <ser ice_account_name>

v v

kubectl logs -f < od_name> p

D elete a ser ice account.

v

P rint the logs for a pod and follow new logs.

kubectl logs -c <container_name> < od_name>
St tefu Set
p

P rint the logs for a container in a pod. a l

kubectl logs < od_name> od log

p p .
kubectl get statefulset
Output the logs for a pod into a file named pod.log . ‘ ’
List StatefulSet
kubectl logs -- re ious < od_name>
p v p
kubectl delete statefulset/ stateful_set_name --cascade=false
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V iew the logs for a pre iously failed pod.v

D elete StatefulSet only (not pods).

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