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View Cluster Resources

kubectl get pods # List all pods
kubectl get deployments # List all deployments
kubectl get services # List all services

Inspect Specific Resources

kubectl describe pod # Get details about a specific pod
kubectl describe deployment # Get details about a specific deployment

Inspect Logs

kubectl logs # Get logs of a specific pod
kubectl logs -c # If there are multiple containers in the pod

Execute Commands in Pods

kubectl exec -it -- /bin/bash # Open a shell in a running pod
kubectl exec -it -- printenv # View environment variables inside a pod

Create and Expose a Deployment in a Local Cluster

kubectl create deployment hello-world --image=nginx
kubectl expose deployment hello-world --type=NodePort --port=80
kubectl get all