Interacting with Kubernetes Clusters

As a Kubernetes cluster user or operator, you need to interact with the Kubernetes API to manage Kubernetes Objects or debug applications running in the cluster. Generally, there are two ways to communicate with the Kubernetes API: you can use representational state transfer (RESTful) HTTPS endpoints directly—for example, for programmatic access—or you can use kubectl, which is the Kubernetes command-line tool (or command-line interface (CLI)). In general, kubectl wraps RESTful API communication and hides the complexity regarding locating and authenticating to the Kubernetes API server. Operations such as creating or listing Kubernetes Objects and executing into Pod containers are available as neatly organized kubectl sub-commands—you can use these commands when performing ad hoc operations on your cluster or as a part...