kubectl DaemonSets commands

k8s 1.36 14 commands

14 commands in 3 groups: Manage, Rollout, List & Inspect. Click or tap any command to copy it. Official documentation: kubernetes.io.

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Manage

Create, update, and delete DaemonSets. Control which nodes they run on using node selectors.

kubectl apply -f daemonset.yaml

Apply DaemonSet from manifest

kubectl delete daemonset <name>

Delete a DaemonSet and all its pods

kubectl edit daemonset <name>

Edit DaemonSet in $EDITOR

kubectl set image ds/<name> <container>=<image>

Update container image

Track, restart, and roll back DaemonSet updates across all nodes.

kubectl rollout history daemonset/<name>

Show revision history

kubectl rollout restart daemonset/<name>

Trigger a rolling restart on all nodes

kubectl rollout status daemonset/<name>

Watch rollout progress across nodes

kubectl rollout undo daemonset/<name>

Rollback to previous revision

View DaemonSets and how many pods are scheduled, ready, and available across nodes.

kubectl describe daemonset <name>

Full DaemonSet details and events

kubectl get daemonsets

List DaemonSets in current namespace

kubectl get ds

Short alias for get daemonsets

kubectl get daemonset <name> -o yaml

Get DaemonSet manifest as YAML

kubectl get daemonsets -A

All DaemonSets across namespaces

kubectl get daemonsets -n <namespace>

DaemonSets in a specific namespace