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kubectl create — Create a resource from a file or from `stdin`. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/referen

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Problem

How to use the kubectl create command: Create a resource from a file or from stdin. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_create/>.

Solution

kubectl create — Create a resource from a file or from stdin. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_create/>.

Create a resource using the resource definition file:

kubectl create {{[-f|--filename]}} {{path/to/file.yml}}

Create a resource from stdin:

kubectl create {{[-f|--filename]}} -

Create a deployment:

kubectl create {{[deploy|deployment]}} {{deployment_name}} --image {{image}}

Create a deployment with replicas:

kubectl create {{[deploy|deployment]}} {{deployment_name}} --image {{image}} --replicas {{number_of_replicas}}

Create a service:

kubectl create {{[svc|service]}} {{service_type}} {{service_name}} --tcp {{port}}:{{target_port}}

Create a namespace:

kubectl create {{[ns|namespace]}} {{namespace_name}}

Code Snippets

Create a resource using the resource definition file

kubectl create {{[-f|--filename]}} {{path/to/file.yml}}

Create a resource from `stdin`

kubectl create {{[-f|--filename]}} -

Create a deployment

kubectl create {{[deploy|deployment]}} {{deployment_name}} --image {{image}}

Create a deployment with replicas

kubectl create {{[deploy|deployment]}} {{deployment_name}} --image {{image}} --replicas {{number_of_replicas}}

Create a service

kubectl create {{[svc|service]}} {{service_type}} {{service_name}} --tcp {{port}}:{{target_port}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/kubectl create

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