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Introduction to kubectl

Explore how kubectl serves as a versatile command line tool to interact with Kubernetes clusters. Understand its role as a client communicating with the kube-apiserver via RESTful APIs, manage resources using commands, and handle access configurations through kubeconfig files.

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Overview

kubectl is a powerful command line tool for interacting with Kubernetes. We can use kubectl to create resources, list running objects, and more. It provides a convenient way to learn, operate, and manage Kubernetes. We can easily complete most management tasks via kubectl.

What is kubectl?

From a novice programmer’s view, kubectl is a swiss army knife—one tool that accomplish many different tasks. It can help us manage ...