Deleting Pods in Kubernetes - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Deleting Pods in Kubernetes

📖 Scenario: You are managing a Kubernetes cluster where some pods are running. Sometimes, you need to delete pods manually to free resources or restart them.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to list pods, select a pod name, and delete that pod using kubectl commands.

📋 What You'll Learn

Use kubectl commands to interact with pods

List pods in the default namespace

Delete a specific pod by name

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Deleting pods is a common task when you want to restart applications or clean up resources in a Kubernetes cluster.

💼 Career

Knowing how to manage pods with kubectl is essential for DevOps engineers and system administrators working with Kubernetes.

1

List all pods in the default namespace

Run the command kubectl get pods to list all pods in the default namespace.

Kubernetes

# Run the command to list pods
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use kubectl get pods to see all pods running.

2

Choose a pod name to delete

Assign the pod name my-app-pod-12345 to a variable called POD_NAME.

Kubernetes

kubectl get pods
# Assign the pod name 'my-app-pod-12345' to POD_NAME
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use POD_NAME=my-app-pod-12345 to store the pod name.

3

Delete the pod using the variable

Run the command kubectl delete pod $POD_NAME to delete the pod stored in the variable POD_NAME.

Kubernetes

kubectl get pods
POD_NAME=my-app-pod-12345
# Delete the pod using kubectl delete pod $POD_NAME
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use kubectl delete pod $POD_NAME to delete the pod.

4

Confirm the pod is deleted

Run kubectl get pods again to confirm the pod my-app-pod-12345 is no longer listed.

Kubernetes

kubectl get pods
POD_NAME=my-app-pod-12345
kubectl delete pod $POD_NAME
# Run kubectl get pods to confirm deletion
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Run kubectl get pods to check the pod list after deletion.