kubectl get pods: List pods. | kubectl get deploy: List deployments. | kubectl apply -f app.yaml: Apply manifest.

kubectl get svc: List services. | kubectl describe svc api: Describe a service. | kubectl get ingress: List ingresses.

kubectl get configmap: List ConfigMaps. | kubectl create configmap app-config --from-file=./config: Create a ConfigMap. | kubectl get secret: List Secrets.

Kubernetes Cheatsheet

Q: Contexts & Namespaces

kubectl config get-contexts: List contexts. | kubectl config use-context : Switch context. | kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=dev: Set default namespace.

Q: Debugging

When things fail, focus on status, logs, and events. kubectl describe pod kubectl logs

Core kubectl commands to inspect, deploy, and debug workloads in minutes.

Contexts & Namespaces

Key / Code	Description
kubectl config get-contexts	List contexts.
kubectl config use-context <ctx>	Switch context.
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=dev	Set default namespace.

Workloads

Key / Code	Description
kubectl get pods	List pods.
kubectl get deploy	List deployments.
kubectl apply -f app.yaml	Apply manifest.
kubectl rollout status deploy/app	Check rollout status.
kubectl scale deploy/app --replicas=3	Scale replicas.

Services & Ingress

Key / Code	Description
kubectl get svc	List services.
kubectl describe svc api	Describe a service.
kubectl get ingress	List ingresses.

Config & Secrets

Key / Code	Description
kubectl get configmap	List ConfigMaps.
kubectl create configmap app-config --from-file=./config	Create a ConfigMap.
kubectl get secret	List Secrets.

Debugging

When things fail, focus on status, logs, and events.

kubectl describe pod <pod>
kubectl logs <pod>
kubectl logs <pod> -c <container>
kubectl get events --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp

Knowledge is power.