Setting and Configuring Kubectl for Kyma

Install the Kubectl CLI.

1. Follow the official documentation to install the kubectl CLI.

2. To verify that the kubectl CLI is installed correctly, execute the following command in your terminal or command line:

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   kubectl version --client

   If the installation was successful, you should see the client and Kustomize versions as an output.

Install the Kubelogin Plugin.

1. Follow the official documentation to install the kubelogin plugin.

2. To verify that the kubelogin plugin is installed correctly, execute the following command in your terminal or command line:

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   kubectl version --client

   If the installation was successful, you should see the client and kubelogin plugin versions as an output.

Connect to your Kyma runtime instance.

1. Go to your SAP BTP subaccount overview page.

2. Select the link for the KubeconfigURL to download the kubeconfig.yaml file for your Kyma runtime instance.

   

3. In the terminal, export the location of your kubeconfig file as an environment variable.

   For MacOS/Linux:

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   export KUBECONFIG={KUBECONFIG_FILE_PATH}

   For Windows:

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   $ENV:KUBECONFIG="{KUBECONFIG_FILE_PATH}"

   Note

   The kubeconfig file contains the credentials for accessing your Kyma runtime instance. Therefore, it is important to keep it secure.

4. To verify that the kubeconfig file is configured correctly, execute the following command in your terminal or command line:

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   kubectl cluster-info

5. If the configuration was successful, you should see the following output:

   

Interact with your Kyma runtime instance.

1. Execute the following command to get a list of all available resources in your Kyma runtime instance:

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   kubectl get all --all-namespaces

2. Get a list of your nodes in your Kyma runtime instance:

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   kubectl get nodes

3. Get a list of your Pods in your Kyma runtime instance:

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   kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

4. Get a list of your Deployments in the namespace kyma-system:

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   kubectl get deployments -n kyma-system

5. Create a new namespace:

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   kubectl create namespace my-namespace

6. Create a Pod in your newly created namespace:

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   cat <<EOF | kubectl -n my-namespace apply -f -
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   metadata:
     name: my-pod
   spec:
       containers:
       - name: my-container
           image: nginx:1.21.3
   EOF

7. Get a list of all namespaces in your Kyma runtime instance:

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   kubectl get namespaces

8. Delete the namespace you created:

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   kubectl delete namespace my-namespace

   Result

   You have successfully installed the kubectl CLI and configured it to connect to your Kyma runtime instance. You can use the basic kubectl commands to interact with it.