Introduction
I often forget these kubernetes or K8s commands. So I have created this sheet to quickly look any command.
It might be helpful for you to quickly look for any command. You can bookmark this blog for quick search.
📦 Kubectl Basics
kubectl version # Show kubectl & cluster version
kubectl config view # View kubeconfig details
kubectl get nodes # List all cluster nodes
kubectl get all # List all resources in the current namespace
kubectl get pods -A # List all pods in all namespaces
kubectl get services # List all services
🚀 Pods
kubectl run nginx --image=nginx # Create a new pod
kubectl get pods # List all pods
kubectl describe pod <pod-name> # Detailed info about a pod
kubectl logs <pod-name> # View logs
kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -- /bin/bash # Shell into a pod
kubectl delete pod <pod-name> # Delete a pod
🏗️ Deployments
kubectl create deployment myapp --image=myimage # Create a deployment
kubectl get deployments # List deployments
kubectl scale deployment myapp --replicas=3 # Scale deployment
kubectl edit deployment myapp # Edit deployment config
kubectl rollout status deployment/myapp # Check rollout status
kubectl rollout undo deployment/myapp # Rollback deployment
kubectl delete deployment myapp # Delete deployment
🌐 Services
kubectl expose deployment myapp --type=ClusterIP --port=80 # Create service
kubectl get svc # List services
kubectl describe svc myapp # Service details
kubectl delete svc myapp # Delete service
Service Types:ClusterIP(default),NodePort,LoadBalancer,ExternalName
🛠️ ConfigMaps & Secrets
kubectl create configmap myconfig --from-literal=key=value
kubectl get configmaps
kubectl describe configmap myconfig
kubectl create secret generic mysecret --from-literal=password=mypassword
kubectl get secrets
kubectl describe secret mysecret
📂 Namespaces
kubectl get namespaces
kubectl create namespace dev
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=dev
📄 YAML Manifest Commands
kubectl apply -f config.yaml # Apply from file
kubectl delete -f config.yaml # Delete resources from file
kubectl create -f config.yaml # Create resources from file
kubectl explain pod # Explain resource structure
📊 Monitoring & Debugging
kubectl top pod # Show resource usage
kubectl describe node <node-name> # Node info
kubectl get events # Cluster event
📚 Bonus: Useful Shortcuts
kubectl get po # po = pods
kubectl get deploy # deploy = deployments
kubectl get svc # svc = services
kubectl get ns # ns = namespaces
SOCIAL SHARE CARD GENERATOR