Last Updated: November 21, 2025
kubectl Basic Commands
kubectl get pods
List pods
kubectl get services
List services
kubectl get deployments
List deployments
kubectl describe pod
Show pod details
kubectl logs
View pod logs
kubectl exec -it
-- /bin/bash
Access pod shell
kubectl delete pod
Delete pod
Deployment YAML
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: nginx-deployment
spec:
replicas: 3
selector:
matchLabels:
app: nginx
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: nginx
spec:
containers:
- name: nginx
image: nginx:1.14.2
ports:
- containerPort: 80Service YAML
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: nginx-service
spec:
selector:
app: nginx
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 80
targetPort: 80
type: LoadBalancerCommon Operations
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
Create/update resources
kubectl scale deployment
--replicas=5
Scale deployment
kubectl rollout status deployment/
Check rollout status
kubectl rollout undo deployment/
Rollback deployment
kubectl port-forward pod/
8080:80
Forward port
💡 Pro Tip:
Use kubectl get all to see all resources in a namespace!