Kubectl is the Kubernetes command line interface.
$ docker run --name kubectl bitnami/kubectl:latest
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DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1
to verify the integrity of the images. - Bitnami container images are released daily with the latest distribution packages available.
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Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.
1.20
,1.20-debian-10
,1.20.5
,1.20.5-debian-10-r16
(1.20/debian-10/Dockerfile)1.19
,1.19-debian-10
,1.19.9
,1.19.9-debian-10-r16
(1.19/debian-10/Dockerfile)1.18
,1.18-debian-10
,1.18.17
,1.18.17-debian-10-r16
,latest
(1.18/debian-10/Dockerfile)1.17
,1.17-debian-10
,1.17.17
,1.17.17-debian-10-r76
(1.17/debian-10/Dockerfile)1.16
,1.16-debian-10
,1.16.15
,1.16.15-debian-10-r205
(1.16/debian-10/Dockerfile)
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The recommended way to get the Bitnami Kubectl Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.
$ docker pull bitnami/kubectl:latest
To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.
$ docker pull bitnami/kubectl:[TAG]
If you wish, you can also build the image yourself.
$ docker build -t bitnami/kubectl:latest 'https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-kubectl.git#master:1.18/debian-10'
To run commands inside this container you can use docker run
, for example to execute kubectl version
you can follow the example below:
$ docker run --rm --name kubectl bitnami/kubectl:latest version
Consult the Kubectl Reference Documentation to find the completed list of commands available.
It's possible to load your own configuration, which is useful if you want to connect to a remote cluster:
$ docker run --rm --name kubectl -v /path/to/your/kube/config:/.kube/config bitnami/kubectl:latest
We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue, or submit a pull request with your contribution.
If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to include the following information in your issue:
- Host OS and version
- Docker version (
docker version
) - Output of
docker info
- Version of this container
- The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive information)
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