Monitoring, Logging, and Debugging

    Sometimes things go wrong. This guide is aimed at making them right. It has two sections:

    You should also check the known issues for the you’re using.

    If your problem isn’t answered by any of the guides above, there are variety of ways for you to get help from the Kubernetes community.

    The documentation on this site has been structured to provide answers to a wide range of questions. Concepts explain the Kubernetes architecture and how each component works, while provides practical instructions for getting started. Tasks show how to accomplish commonly used tasks, and are more comprehensive walkthroughs of real-world, industry-specific, or end-to-end development scenarios. The Reference section provides detailed documentation on the and command-line interfaces (CLIs), such as kubectl.

    Help! My question isn’t covered! I need help now!

    If you have Kubernetes questions related to cluster management or configuration, you can ask those on .

    There are also several more specific Stack Exchange network sites which might be the right place to ask Kubernetes questions in areas such as DevOps, , or InfoSec.

    Someone else from the community may have already asked a similar question or may be able to help with your problem.

    The Kubernetes team will also monitor . If there aren’t any existing questions that help, please ensure that your question is on-topic on Stack Overflow, , or the Stack Exchange Network site you’re asking on, and read through the guidance on how to ask a new question, before asking a new one!

    Once you are registered, browse the growing list of channels for various subjects of interest. For example, people new to Kubernetes may also want to join the #kubernetes-novice channel. As another example, developers should join the channel.

    There are also many country specific / local language channels. Feel free to join these channels for localized support and info:

    You’re welcome to join the official Kubernetes Forum: .

    If you have what looks like a bug, or you would like to make a feature request, please use the .

    If filing a bug, please include detailed information about how to reproduce the problem, such as:

    • Kubernetes version: kubectl version
    • Cloud provider, OS distro, network configuration, and container runtime version