Kubernetes Key Commands 🚀
Here's a simple, visual command reference for Kubernetes lovers 💙
🛠️ Cluster Management
- 🔍
kubectl cluster-info– Show cluster details - ⚙️
kubectl config– Manage kubeconfig - 🧪
kubectl version– Show client/server version - 🧱
kubectl get nodes– List all nodes - 📦
kubectl get pods– List pods across cluster - 🌐
kubectl get services– List all services
📦 Pod Management
- 🆕
kubectl create pod– Create a new pod - 📋
kubectl get pods– Show all pods - 🧐
kubectl describe pod– Inspect pod details - 📄
kubectl logs– View pod logs - 💻
kubectl exec -it– Open a shell in the pod-- bash - ❌
kubectl delete pod– Delete a pod
📊 Resource Monitoring
- 📈
kubectl top nodes– Node metrics - 📉
kubectl top pods– Pod metrics - 🧮
kubectl get quota– Resource quota info - 🔍
kubectl describe– Describe any resource
🌐 Service Management
- 🆕
kubectl create service– Start a new service - 🔎
kubectl get services– Show services - 📢
kubectl expose pod– Expose a pod as a service - 📖
kubectl describe service– Inspect a service - ❌
kubectl delete service– Remove a service - 🔁
kubectl port-forward– Forward local port to a pod8080:80
🔐 Config & Secrets
- 🧾
kubectl create configmap– Make a configmap - 📚
kubectl get configmaps– List all configmaps - 🧪
kubectl create secret– Create a secret - 🧊
kubectl get secrets– Show secrets - 🧵
kubectl describe configmap– Configmap details - 🔑
kubectl describe secret– Secret info
🚀 Deployment Management
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kubectl create deployment– Start a deployment - 📋
kubectl get deployments– List all deployments - 📊
kubectl scale deployment– Scale deployment--replicas=3 - 🔄
kubectl rollout status deployment/– Check rollout - 📜
kubectl rollout history deployment/– View rollout history - 🧨
kubectl delete deployment– Remove a deployment
🗂️ Namespace Management
- 🆕
kubectl create namespace– New namespace - 📋
kubectl get namespaces– List all namespaces - 🧾
kubectl describe namespace– Inspect a namespace - ❌
kubectl delete namespace– Delete a namespace - 📥
kubectl apply -n– Apply to a namespace-f app.yaml - 🔁
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=– Switch default namespace
🎯 Use this cheat sheet daily or save it for quick access when working with Kubernetes!
