🎓
DevOpsPath
🎓
DevOpsPath
☕Support Us

104 — Debugging Pods and Troubleshooting

Beginner

Master essential debugging techniques for Kubernetes pods including logs, events, exec, and troubleshooting common issues.

Learning Objectives

1
Debug pods using logs and describe
2
Understand pod events and status conditions
3
Troubleshoot common pod failures
4
Use ephemeral debug containers
Step 1

Create a problematic pod

Deploy a pod with an intentional error to practice debugging.

Commands to Run

kubectl run broken-pod --image=nginx:invalid-tag

What This Does

This pod will fail because the image tag doesn't exist. This simulates real-world image pull failures.

Expected Outcome

Pod created but will show ImagePullBackOff or ErrImagePull status.

Pro Tips

  • 1
    ImagePullBackOff means Kubernetes can't download the image
  • 2
    Kubernetes retries with exponential backoff
  • 3
    This is one of the most common pod failures
Was this step helpful?

All Steps (0 / 10 completed)