Kubernetes
Hoop.dev can be configured to use the kubectl command line to manage resources and execute actions on workloads in Kubernetes.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this guide, you will need to:
- Either create an account in our managed instance or deploy your own hoop.dev instance
- You must be your account administrator to perform the following commands
Connection Configuration
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KUBECONFIG | filesystem | A Kubeconfig File with permission to access the cluster |
Connection Setup
There are multiple ways to set up a connection to Kubernetes. It will depend how do you want users to interact with it.
Cluster administration is done through the kubectl command line.
- Connection Setup
The command above will allow users to execute kubectl commands from the Web Console.
This is useful for cluster administration tasks.
Note that xargs is used to pass the command line arguments to kubectl.
The input is passed to xargs and then to kubectl as arguments.
- Command Line Usage Example
Cluster administration is done through the kubectl command line.
- Connection Setup
The command above will allow users to execute kubectl commands from the Web Console.
This is useful for cluster administration tasks.
Note that xargs is used to pass the command line arguments to kubectl.
The input is passed to xargs and then to kubectl as arguments.
- Command Line Usage Example
One-off commands can be executed inside a container using the kubectl exec command.
The Web Console would accept inputs that is executed inside the container.
- Connection Setup
The command above will allow users to execute commands inside the myapp deployment.
This is useful for running scripts inside a container.
- Command Line Usage Example
Interactive access can be achieved by using the kubectl exec command with the --stdin and --tty flags.
- Connection Setup
To narrow down the scope to a specific command, you can use the name of the command you want to run.
E.g.: -- bash or -- rails console.
In this example users could use any runtime command inside the myapp deployment.
This will allow users to open an interactive shell inside the myapp deployment.
This is useful for debugging or running commands interactively inside a container.
- Command Line Usage Example
Note that kubectl exec is used with -tty and --stdin arguments.
These flags are required when using hoop connect