Using CLI

Download kubeconfig for the cluster

The kubectl command-line tool uses kubeconfig files to find the information it needs to choose a cluster and communicate with the API server of a cluster.

Download kubectl tool for cluster's Kubernetes version

Linux: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.30.3/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
MacOS: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.30.3/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl
Windows: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.30.3/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe

kubectl and kubeconfig file to access cluster

kubectl --kubeconfig /custom/path/kube.conf {COMMAND}

List pods

kubectl --kubeconfig /custom/path/kube.conf get pods --all-namespaces

List nodes

kubectl --kubeconfig /custom/path/kube.conf get nodes --all-namespaces

List services

kubectl --kubeconfig /custom/path/kube.conf get services --all-namespaces