Connecting to Kubernetes on Digital Ocean. 5 simple steps

# Install doctl if you haven't already
brew install doctl  # For MacOS
# Or download from Digital Ocean website for other OS

# Authenticate with Digital Ocean
doctl auth init
# Enter your API token when prompted

# List all kubernetes clusters
doctl kubernetes cluster list

# Download cluster configuration
doctl kubernetes cluster kubeconfig save <cluster-name>

# Test connection by getting cluster info
kubectl cluster-info

# View all nodes
kubectl get nodes

# View all pods
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

# List pods in default namespace
kubectl get pods

# List pods in specific namespace
kubectl get pods -n <namespace>

# Connect to a specific pod
kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -- /bin/bash
# Or for a specific container in a pod:
kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -c <container-name> -- /bin/bash

# View pod logs
kubectl logs <pod-name>

# Follow pod logs in real-time
kubectl logs -f <pod-name>

# Forward local port to pod port
kubectl port-forward <pod-name> 8080:80

# List all namespaces
kubectl get namespaces

# Set default namespace
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=<namespace>

# Get detailed pod information
kubectl describe pod <pod-name>

# Get pod status with wide output
kubectl get pods -o wide

# Get detailed node information
kubectl describe node <node-name>

# Check node resources
kubectl top node

# View cluster events
kubectl get events --sort-by='.metadata.creationTimestamp'

# Check component status
kubectl get componentstatuses