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Kubectl packaged by Bitnami

What is Kubectl?

Kubectl is the Kubernetes command line interface. It allows to manage Kubernetes cluster by providing a wide set of commands that allows to communicate with the Kubernetes API in a friendly way.

Overview of Kubectl

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TL;DR

$ docker run --name kubectl bitnami/kubectl:latest

Why use Bitnami Images?

• Bitnami closely tracks upstream source changes and promptly publishes new versions of this image using our automated systems.
• With Bitnami images the latest bug fixes and features are available as soon as possible.
• Bitnami containers, virtual machines and cloud images use the same components and configuration approach - making it easy to switch between formats based on your project needs.
• All our images are based on minideb a minimalist Debian based container image which gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution.
• All Bitnami images available in Docker Hub are signed with Docker Content Trust (DCT). You can use DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 to verify the integrity of the images.
• Bitnami container images are released on a regular basis with the latest distribution packages available.

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.

• 1.24, 1.24-debian-11, 1.24.3, 1.24.3-debian-11-r4, latest (1.24/debian-11/Dockerfile)
• 1.23, 1.23-debian-11, 1.23.9, 1.23.9-debian-11-r12 (1.23/debian-11/Dockerfile)
• 1.22, 1.22-debian-11, 1.22.12, 1.22.12-debian-11-r12 (1.22/debian-11/Dockerfile)

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Get this image

The recommended way to get the Bitnami Kubectl Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.

$ docker pull bitnami/kubectl:latest

To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.

$ docker pull bitnami/kubectl:[TAG]

If you wish, you can also build the image yourself.

$ docker build -t bitnami/kubectl:latest 'https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-kubectl.git#master:1.24/debian-11'

Configuration

Running commands

To run commands inside this container you can use docker run, for example to execute kubectl version you can follow the example below:

$ docker run --rm --name kubectl bitnami/kubectl:latest version

Consult the Kubectl Reference Documentation to find the completed list of commands available.

Loading your own configuration

It's possible to load your own configuration, which is useful if you want to connect to a remote cluster:

$ docker run --rm --name kubectl -v /path/to/your/kube/config:/.kube/config bitnami/kubectl:latest

Contributing

We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue, or submit a pull request with your contribution.

Issues

If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to include the following information in your issue:

• Host OS and version
• Docker version (docker version)
• Output of docker info
• Version of this container
• The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive information)

License

Copyright © 2022 Bitnami

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.