Install and Set Up kubectl on Linux
Kubectl is the command-line tool for interacting with a Kubernetes cluster. To install and set up kubectl on Linux, you can follow these steps:
- Download the latest version of kubectl by running the following command:
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/`curl -L -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt`/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
- Make the kubectl binary executable:
chmod +x kubectl
- Move the kubectl binary to a directory in your system's PATH:
sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
- Verify that kubectl is properly installed by running the following command:
kubectl version
To configure kubectl to communicate with your Kubernetes cluster, you need to provide it with the cluster's API server endpoint and the credentials to access it. You can provide this information by creating a kubeconfig file or by setting the KUBECONFIG environment variable to point to the kubeconfig file.
To check the connection, you can run the following command:
kubectl get nodes
Please note that these are general steps and the specific commands may vary depending on your Linux distribution and version of kubectl. Also, it's recommended to read the kubectl official documentation for more information.
You can also check out the kubectl documentation for Linux installation https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/