# [ Kubernetes Operations ] ( CheatSheet )

1. Basic Configuration

● Set Kubeconfig: kubectl config use-context my-cluster-name

● View Current Context: kubectl config current-context
● List All Contexts: kubectl config get-contexts
● Switch Context: kubectl config set-context my-cluster-name
● View Cluster Info: kubectl cluster-info

2. Working with Namespaces

● List Namespaces: kubectl get namespaces

● Create Namespace: kubectl create namespace my-namespace
● Delete Namespace: kubectl delete namespace my-namespace
● Switch Namespace for Context: kubectl config set-context --current
--namespace=my-namespace
● Describe Namespace: kubectl describe namespace my-namespace

3. Deployments and Pods

● Create Deployment: kubectl create deployment my-deployment

--image=my-image
● List Deployments: kubectl get deployments
● Delete Deployment: kubectl delete deployment my-deployment
● Scale Deployment: kubectl scale deployment my-deployment
--replicas=3
● List Pods: kubectl get pods
● Describe Pod: kubectl describe pod my-pod
● Delete Pod: kubectl delete pod my-pod
● Edit Deployment: kubectl edit deployment my-deployment
● Get Deployment YAML: kubectl get deployment my-deployment -o yaml
● Rollout Status of Deployment: kubectl rollout status
deployment/my-deployment

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4. Services and Networking

● Create Service: kubectl expose deployment my-deployment

--type=LoadBalancer --name=my-service
● Get Services: kubectl get services
● Delete Service: kubectl delete service my-service
● Describe Service: kubectl describe service my-service
● Port Forward to Pod: kubectl port-forward pod/my-pod 8080:80
● Apply Network Policy: kubectl apply -f network-policy.yaml
● List Network Policies: kubectl get networkpolicy

5. Configuration and Secrets

● Create ConfigMap: kubectl create configmap my-config

--from-literal=key1=value1 --from-literal=key2=value2
● Get ConfigMaps: kubectl get configmaps
● Delete ConfigMap: kubectl delete configmap my-config
● Create Secret: kubectl create secret generic my-secret
--from-literal=key1=value1
● Get Secrets: kubectl get secrets
● Delete Secret: kubectl delete secret my-secret

6. Ingress and Routing

● Create Ingress: kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml

● List Ingresses: kubectl get ingresses
● Delete Ingress: kubectl delete ingress my-ingress
● Describe Ingress: kubectl describe ingress my-ingress

7. Volumes and Persistent Storage

● Create Persistent Volume: kubectl apply -f persistent-volume.yaml

● Get Persistent Volumes: kubectl get pv
● Delete Persistent Volume: kubectl delete pv my-pv
● Create Persistent Volume Claim: kubectl apply -f
persistent-volume-claim.yaml
● Get Persistent Volume Claims: kubectl get pvc

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 ● Delete Persistent Volume Claim: kubectl delete pvc my-pvc

8. Jobs and CronJobs

● Create Job: kubectl create -f job.yaml

● List Jobs: kubectl get jobs
● Delete Job: kubectl delete job my-job
● Create CronJob: kubectl create -f cronjob.yaml
● List CronJobs: kubectl get cronjobs
● Delete CronJob: kubectl delete cronjob my-cronjob

9. Logs and Troubleshooting

● View Pod Logs: kubectl logs my-pod

● Stream Pod Logs: kubectl logs -f my-pod
● Exec into Pod: kubectl exec -it my-pod -- /bin/bash
● Describe for Troubleshooting: kubectl describe
pod/service/deployment my-name
● Get Events: kubectl get events
● Attach to Running Container: kubectl attach my-pod -i
● Copy Files from/to Pod: kubectl cp /tmp/foo_dir my-pod:/tmp/bar_dir
● Port Forward to Service: kubectl port-forward svc/my-service
8080:80

10. Advanced Kubectl Commands

● Apply YAML File: kubectl apply -f my-resource.yaml

● Get Resource Details in YAML: kubectl get pod my-pod -o yaml
● Explain Resources: kubectl explain pods,svc
● Autoscale Deployment: kubectl autoscale deployment my-deployment
--min=2 --max=5 --cpu-percent=80
● Rolling Update Deployment: kubectl set image
deployment/my-deployment my-container=new-image
● Rollback Deployment: kubectl rollout undo deployment/my-deployment
● Pause/Resume Rollout: kubectl rollout pause/resume
deployment/my-deployment

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 ● Record Command for Future Rollbacks: kubectl apply -f
my-deployment.yaml --record
● Get Top Node or Pod: kubectl top node/pod
● Drain Node: kubectl drain my-node
● Cordon/Uncordon Node: kubectl cordon/uncordon my-node
● Taint Node: kubectl taint nodes my-node key=value:taint-effect
● Patch Resource: kubectl patch pod my-pod -p
'{"spec":{"containers":[{"name":"my-container","image":"new-image"}
]}}'

11. Working with Custom Resources

● Create Custom Resource: kubectl apply -f custom-resource.yaml

● Get Custom Resources: kubectl get my-custom-resource
● Delete Custom Resource: kubectl delete my-custom-resource
my-resource-name

12. Labeling and Annotations

● Add Label to Pod: kubectl label pods my-pod new-label=awesome

● Remove Label from Pod: kubectl label pod my-pod new-label-
● Add Annotation: kubectl annotate pod my-pod my-annotation="12345"
● Get Pods with Specific Label: kubectl get pods -l
label-name=label-value

13. Resource Quotas and Limits

● Create Resource Quota: kubectl apply -f resource-quota.yaml

● Describe Resource Quota: kubectl describe quota
● Set Limits on Namespace: kubectl apply -f limit-range.yaml

14. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

● Create Role: kubectl create role my-role --verb=get --verb=list

--resource=pods
● Create ClusterRole: kubectl create clusterrole my-clusterrole
--verb=get --verb=list --resource=nodes

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 ● Create RoleBinding: kubectl create rolebinding my-rolebinding
--role=my-role --user=my-user
● Create ClusterRoleBinding: kubectl create clusterrolebinding
my-clusterrolebinding --clusterrole=my-clusterrole --group=my-group

15. Using Helm (Package Manager)

● Install Helm Chart: helm install my-release

helm-chart-repo/my-chart
● List Helm Releases: helm list
● Upgrade Helm Release: helm upgrade my-release
helm-chart-repo/my-chart
● Uninstall Helm Release: helm uninstall my-release

16. Working with Helm Charts

● Create Helm Chart: helm create my-chart

● Package Helm Chart: helm package my-chart
● Lint Helm Chart: helm lint my-chart
● View Helm Chart Dependencies: helm dependency list my-chart

17. StatefulSets and DaemonSets

● Create StatefulSet: kubectl apply -f statefulset.yaml

● Get StatefulSets: kubectl get statefulsets
● Delete StatefulSet: kubectl delete statefulset my-statefulset
● Create DaemonSet: kubectl apply -f daemonset.yaml
● Get DaemonSets: kubectl get daemonsets
● Delete DaemonSet: kubectl delete daemonset my-daemonset

18. Kubernetes Dashboard

● Access Dashboard: kubectl proxy

● Create Dashboard Admin User: kubectl create -f
dashboard-adminuser.yaml

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19. Monitoring and Metrics

● Get Metrics for Nodes: kubectl top nodes

● Get Metrics for Pods: kubectl top pods
● Accessing the Kubernetes Dashboard for Monitoring: kubectl apply
-f
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/dashboard/v2.0.0/aio/d
eploy/recommended.yaml

20. Managing Persistent Volumes

● List All Persistent Volumes: kubectl get pv

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific Persistent Volume: kubectl describe
pv my-pv
● Deleting a Persistent Volume: kubectl delete pv my-pv

21. Managing Persistent Volume Claims

● List All Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs): kubectl get pvc

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific PVC: kubectl describe pvc my-pvc
● Deleting a PVC: kubectl delete pvc my-pvc

22. Working with ConfigMaps

● Create a ConfigMap from a File: kubectl create configmap my-config

--from-file=path/to/config-file
● Get ConfigMaps in a Namespace: kubectl get configmaps -n
my-namespace
● Describe a Specific ConfigMap: kubectl describe configmap my-config

23. Managing Secrets

● Create a Secret from a File: kubectl create secret generic

my-secret --from-file=path/to/file
● Get Secrets in a Namespace: kubectl get secrets -n my-namespace
● Describe a Specific Secret: kubectl describe secret my-secret

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24. Advanced Pod Management

● Run a Pod Interactively: kubectl run my-pod --image=my-image

--stdin --tty
● Execute a Command Inside a Running Pod: kubectl exec my-pod -- ls
/
● Copy Files from/to a Pod: kubectl cp /local/path my-pod:/pod/path

25. Advanced Deployment Management

● Updating a Deployment's Image: kubectl set image

deployment/my-deployment my-container=my-image:v2
● Check Rollout History of a Deployment: kubectl rollout history
deployment/my-deployment
● Undo a Deployment to an Earlier Revision: kubectl rollout undo
deployment/my-deployment --to-revision=2

26. Working with Network Policies

● List All Network Policies: kubectl get networkpolicies

● Describe a Specific Network Policy: kubectl describe networkpolicy
my-network-policy
● Delete a Network Policy: kubectl delete networkpolicy
my-network-policy

27. Using Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)

● Create a CRD: kubectl apply -f my-crd.yaml

● List All CRDs: kubectl get crds
● Delete a CRD: kubectl delete crd my-crd

28. Handling Jobs and CronJobs

● List Jobs in a Namespace: kubectl get jobs -n my-namespace

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific Job: kubectl describe job my-job
● Deleting a Job: kubectl delete job my-job
● List CronJobs in a Namespace: kubectl get cronjobs -n my-namespace

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 ● Get Detailed Info on a Specific CronJob: kubectl describe cronjob
my-cronjob

29. Advanced Service Management

● Create a LoadBalancer Service: kubectl expose deployment

my-deployment --type=LoadBalancer --name=my-service
● Create a NodePort Service: kubectl expose deployment my-deployment
--type=NodePort --name=my-service
● Patch a Service: kubectl patch service my-service -p '{"spec":
{"type": "NodePort"}}'

30. Advanced Ingress Management

● List All Ingress Resources: kubectl get ingress

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific Ingress: kubectl describe ingress
my-ingress
● Edit an Ingress Resource: kubectl edit ingress my-ingress

31. Using Labels and Selectors

● Label a Resource: kubectl label pods my-pod my-label=my-value

● Delete Resources by Label: kubectl delete pods -l my-label=my-value
● Get Resources with Specific Labels: kubectl get pods -l
my-label=my-value

32. Managing DaemonSets

● List All DaemonSets: kubectl get daemonsets

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific DaemonSet: kubectl describe
daemonset my-daemonset
● Delete a DaemonSet: kubectl delete daemonset my-daemonset

33. Managing StatefulSets

● List All StatefulSets: kubectl get statefulsets

● Get Detailed Info on a Specific StatefulSet: kubectl describe
statefulset my-statefulset
● Delete a StatefulSet: kubectl delete statefulset my-statefulset
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34. Utilizing Helm for Kubernetes

● List Installed Helm Charts: helm list --all-namespaces

● Install a Helm Chart: helm install my-release my-chart
● Upgrade an Installed Helm Chart: helm upgrade my-release my-chart

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