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Useful Commands

Useful commands to help you get comfortable using Kubernetes on CoreWeave Cloud
Kubernetes is harder to pronounce than it is to use. If you've never used it before, you'll be comfortable deploying your Docker containers on CoreWeave Cloud in no time.
We've put the following command reference together to help you perform simple tasks as you get better acquainted.
Additional Resources
Refer to the Kubernetes official documentation for more in-depth explanations of these commands.

Apply and edit manifests

kubectl apply -f [manifest.yaml] # Apply a manifest to deploy a resource or apply changes by overwriting an existing manifest
kubectl edit [resource_type] [resource_name/id] # Edit the manifest of a resource using a text editor

Simple status commands

kubectl get [resource_type]
kubectl get deployments # Shows a list of all running deployments
kubectl get pods # Shows a list of all running pods
kubectl get services # Shows a list of all running services
kubectl get pvc # Show a list of all active Persistent Volume Claims

Describe pods and get logs

kubectl describe [resource_type] [resource_name/id]
kubectl describe pod [pod_id] # Shows detailed information about the status of a pod
kubectl logs -f [pod_id] # Gets streaming logs of a pod

Delete resources

kubectl delete [resource_type] [resource_name/id]
kubectl delete pod [pod_id] # Deletes a pod, deployment will start a new one
kubectl delete deployment [deployment_name] # Deletes a deployment, will not restart

Scale deployments

kubectl scale --replicas=[number] [resource_type]/[resource_name/id]
## Scale a deployment to [number] of replicas
kubectl scale --replicas=[number] deployments/[deployment_name]

Interact with running pods

kubectl exec -it [pod_id] /bin/bash # Opens a bash shell in your pod