Kubernetes Cheat Sheet (Kubectl)

Basic Pod Management:

• kubectl get pods: List all pods
• kubectl describe pod <pod_name>: View details of a pod
• kubectl delete pod <pod_name>: Delete a pod
• kubectl run <pod_name> --image=<image>: Create a simple pod from an image

Viewing Resources:

• kubectl get nodes: List all nodes in the cluster
• kubectl get deployments: List all deployments
• kubectl get services: List all services

Logs:

• kubectl logs <pod_name>: View logs of a running pod

Advanced:

• kubectl exec -it <pod_name> bash: Get an interactive shell in a pod
• kubectl apply -f <yaml_file>: Apply configurations from a YAML file

Remember: <pod_name>, <image>, and <yaml_file> are placeholders for your specific names.

Bonus:

• kubectl port-forward <pod_name> <local_port>:<container_port>: Forward a port from your machine to a pod
• kubectl get events: View recent events in the cluster
• kubectl top pods: View resource usage of pods