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Manage Kubernetes resources using kubectl.
Attributes
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Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cascade | string | Delete cascade policy (background, foreground, orphan). | ||
| context | string | Kubernetes context to use. | ||
| force | boolean | Force deletion of resources. | ||
| grace_period | integer | Grace period for deletion (seconds). | ||
| kind | string | Resource kind (deployment, pod, service, etc.). | ||
| name | string | Resource name. | ||
| namespace | string | Kubernetes namespace. | ||
| replicas | integer | Number of replicas (for scaling deployments). | ||
| selector | string | Label selector to filter resources. | ||
| src | string | Path to a manifest file to apply/delete. | ||
| state | string | absent present |
Desired state of the resource. | |
| wait | boolean | Wait for the operation to complete. | ||
| wait_timeout | string | Timeout for wait operation (e.g., “60s”, “5m”). |
Example
- name: Apply a manifest
kubectl:
state: present
src: deployment.yaml
- name: Apply a manifest with definition
kubectl:
state: present
definition:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: nginx-deployment
spec:
replicas: 3
selector:
matchLabels:
app: nginx
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: nginx
spec:
containers:
- name: nginx
image: nginx:1.14.2
ports:
- containerPort: 80
- name: Delete a resource
kubectl:
state: absent
kind: deployment
name: nginx-deployment
- name: Scale a deployment
kubectl:
state: present
kind: deployment
name: nginx-deployment
replicas: 5
- name: Delete resources from a manifest
kubectl:
state: absent
src: deployment.yaml
- name: Apply with namespace
kubectl:
state: present
src: deployment.yaml
namespace: mynamespace
- name: Force delete a pod
kubectl:
state: absent
kind: pod
name: stuck-pod
force: true