Kubernetes cheat sheet

Connect kubectl to an EKS cluster by creating a kubeconfig file

aws sts get-caller-identity

aws eks update-kubeconfig --region region-code --name my-cluster

Restart a pod

1. Rolling Restart of Deployment

kubectl rollout restart deployment <deployment_name>

2. Scaling the Replica Count (Temporary scale to zero)

Scale down to zero

kubectl scale deployment <deployment_name> --replicas=0

Scale back up to the original number of replicas

kubectl scale deployment <deployment_name> --replicas=<original_number>