setup.md

Install kubectl

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[Linux & Mac]kubectl autocomplete and alias

We recommend autocomplete since it makes your live that much easier!

Bash:

$ source <(kubectl completion bash) # setup autocomplete in bash into the current shell, bash-completion package should be installed first.
$ echo "source <(kubectl completion bash)" >> ~/.bashrc # add autocomplete permanently to your bash shell.

ZSH:

$ source <(kubectl completion zsh)  # setup autocomplete in zsh into the current shell
$ echo "[[ $commands[kubectl] ]] && source <(kubectl completion zsh)" >> ~/.zshrc # add autocomplete permanently to your zsh shell

If you dont want to type out kubectl out everytime, you can set up a alias like k or kc:

$ alias k=kubectl
$ complete -F __start_kubectl k

Install kubelogin

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You only need to install it. The kubeconfig already is configured properly.

Connecting to cluster

Copy the content of the kubeconfig to ~/.kube/config or export it export KUBECONFIG=<path-to-file>kubeconfig

Test connection

Test your connection by using this command:

$ kubectl get namespace
cattle-fleet-system           Active   4h22m
cattle-impersonation-system   Active   4h23m
cattle-system                 Active   4h25m
default                       Active   4h25m
kube-node-lease               Active   4h25m
kube-public                   Active   4h25m
kube-system                   Active   4h25m
local                         Active   4h23m
nine-system                   Active   4h22m

Install kubectx and kubens

Finally the last piece that is missing: https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx

Install it and try it with the following command:

$ kubectx
nine-academy

Continue to the exercises

You are ready to get started. Here