🚀 Cluster & Context Management
- 🔄 kubectl config get-contexts – List all contexts
- ✅ kubectl config current-context – Show current context
- 🔧 kubectl config use-context CONTEXT_NAME – Switch context
- ➕ kubectl config set-context – Modify context settings
- 🗺️ kubectl cluster-info – Display cluster info
- 🧪 kubectl version –short – Show client and server version
- 📍 kubectl config view – Show kubeconfig file details
- 💣 kubectl delete-context CONTEXT_NAME – Delete context
📦 Pod Management
- 📋 kubectl get pods – List all pods
- 🕵️♂️ kubectl describe pod POD_NAME – Detailed pod info
- 🛠️ kubectl edit pod POD_NAME – Edit pod configuration
- ❌ kubectl delete pod POD_NAME – Delete pod
- 🔧 kubectl apply -f pod.yaml – Apply pod config from file
- 📥 kubectl create -f pod.yaml – Create pod from file
- 📦 kubectl get pods -o wide – Pod details with node info
- 🔄 kubectl rollout restart deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Restart pods
📁 Deployment Management
- 📋 kubectl get deployments – List deployments
- 🔍 kubectl describe deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Deployment details
- 📦 kubectl create deployment nginx –image=nginx – Create deployment
- 🛠️ kubectl edit deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Edit deployment
- 📥 kubectl apply -f deploy.yaml – Apply from file
- ❌ kubectl delete deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Delete deployment
- 🔄 kubectl rollout status deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Show rollout status
- 🕰️ kubectl rollout history deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Show rollout history
- ↩️ kubectl rollout undo deployment DEPLOY_NAME – Rollback to previous version
🧱 ReplicaSets & Replication
- 🔍 kubectl describe rs RS_NAME – Describe a ReplicaSet
- 📋 kubectl get rs – List ReplicaSets
- ❌ kubectl delete rs RS_NAME – Delete ReplicaSet
- 📦 kubectl scale deployment DEPLOY_NAME –replicas=5 – Scale up/down
🧵 Services Management
- 📋 kubectl get svc – List all services
- 📡 kubectl expose deployment DEPLOY_NAME –type=NodePort –port=80 – Expose service
- 📥 kubectl apply -f svc.yaml – Create service from file
- 🔍 kubectl describe svc SVC_NAME – Service details
- ❌ kubectl delete svc SVC_NAME – Delete service
📊 Logs, Debug & Monitoring
- 📝 kubectl logs POD_NAME – Show pod logs
- 📜 kubectl logs -f POD_NAME – Stream pod logs
- 🎯 kubectl exec -it POD_NAME – /bin/bash – Exec into a container
- 🕵️ kubectl top pod – Resource usage of pods
- 🕵️ kubectl top node – Resource usage of nodes
- 📦 kubectl port-forward svc/SVC_NAME 8080:80 – Port forward to service
🔒 ConfigMap & Secrets
- 📋 kubectl get configmaps – List ConfigMaps
- 📥 kubectl create configmap my-config –from-literal=key=value – Create ConfigMap
- 📦 kubectl apply -f configmap.yaml – Create from file
- 📋 kubectl get secrets – List secrets
- 📥 kubectl create secret generic my-secret –from-literal=key=value – Create secret
- 🔍 kubectl describe secret SECRET_NAME – Secret details
📦 Volumes & Storage
- 📋 kubectl get pvc – List Persistent Volume Claims
- 📥 kubectl apply -f pvc.yaml – Apply PVC
- 📦 kubectl get pv – List Persistent Volumes
- 🧱 kubectl get storageclass – View StorageClasses
🗃️ Namespaces
- 📋 kubectl get namespaces – List all namespaces
- 📥 kubectl create namespace my-ns – Create a namespace
- ❌ kubectl delete namespace my-ns – Delete a namespace
- 🔄 kubectl config set-context –current –namespace=my-ns – Set default namespace
🧪 Jobs & CronJobs
- 📥 kubectl apply -f job.yaml – Create a job
- 📋 kubectl get jobs – List jobs
- 📥 kubectl apply -f cronjob.yaml – Create a cronjob
- 📋 kubectl get cronjobs – List CronJobs
- 🕵️ kubectl describe job JOB_NAME – Describe job
🧰 Custom Resources (CRDs)
- 📋 kubectl get crds – List all CRDs
- 📥 kubectl apply -f crd.yaml – Apply a CRD
- 🔍 kubectl describe crd CRD_NAME – Describe CRD
🔗 Networking & Ingress
- 📋 kubectl get ingress – List ingress
- 📥 kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml – Apply ingress rule
- 🔍 kubectl describe ingress INGRESS_NAME – Ingress details
- 📋 kubectl get networkpolicies – List network policies
🛡️ Security & RBAC
- 📋 kubectl get roles,rolebindings – View roles and bindings
- 📥 kubectl apply -f role.yaml – Apply a role
- 📥 kubectl apply -f rolebinding.yaml – Bind role to user/service account
- 📋 kubectl get serviceaccounts – List service accounts
- 📥 kubectl create serviceaccount my-sa – Create service account
🧹 Cleanup & Troubleshooting
- 🧹 kubectl delete -f file.yaml – Delete resources from file
- 🔍 kubectl describe node NODE_NAME – Node details
- 📋 kubectl get events – Show recent events
- 📦 kubectl get all – View all resources
- ⚙️ kubectl api-resources – List all API resources
- 📚 kubectl explain pod – Show API schema docs
🧪 Testing & YAML Generator (Bonus)
- 📦 kubectl run nginx –image=nginx – Run a test pod
- 📥 kubectl create deployment nginx –image=nginx –dry-run=client -o yaml – Generate YAML
- 📥 kubectl expose pod nginx –port=80 –dry-run=client -o yaml – YAML for a service