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Kubectl Cheatsheet

This cheatsheet contains frequently used commands for managing Kubernetes resources with kubectl.

Cluster Information​

Cluster info​

kubectl cluster-info

Nodes are the VMs configured to run k8s; they determine the limits of resources etc

List nodes​

kubectl get nodes

Context and Configuration​

List contexts​

kubectl config get-contexts

Switch context​

kubectl config use-context <context-name>

View current context​

kubectl config current-context

Pods​

'Pods' are collections of atleast one container

List pods​

kubectl get pods

List pods in all namespaces​

kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

Describe a pod​

kubectl describe pod <pod-name>

View pod logs​

kubectl logs <pod-name>

Exec into pod​

kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -- /bin/bash

Common Resources​

The common "deployment" resources are: Deployment, Statefulset, Replicaset.

Other common resources are: Service, Ingress, PersistentVolume (pv), PersistentVolumeClaim (pvc)

List resources​

kubectl get all

kubectl get <resource_type>

Describe deployment​

kubectl describe <resource_type> <resource_name>

Scale deployment​

kubectl scale <resource_type> <resource_name> --replicas=3

Services​

List services​

kubectl get services

Describe service​

kubectl describe service <service-name>

Configuration Management​

Apply configuration​

kubectl apply -f <file.yaml>

Delete resource​

kubectl delete -f <file.yaml>

Resource Information​

Get resource details in YAML format​

kubectl get pod <pod-name> -o yaml

Edit resource live​

kubectl edit deployment <deployment-name>

Troubleshooting​

Check events​

kubectl get events

Check resource status​

kubectl get pods -o wide

Watch resources in real-time​

kubectl get pods --watch

Keep this cheatsheet handy for quick reference when working with Kubernetes!