nsc kubectl

Run kubectl commands on a instance. kubectl downloads a pinned kubectl binary and configures it inline to connect to your Namespace instance. It allows you to quickly query Kubernetes resources in your instance with no setup. To export the kubeconfig instead, see nsc kubeconfig write

Usage

nsc kubectl <instance-id> <kubectl arguments>

Example

The following example shows how to get pods from all namespaces:

Create an ephemeral instance

Create an ephemeral instance and note its ID:

nsc create

Output

Created instance "1lf2ol9ioulce"
 deadline: 2023-04-25T13:24:53Z

List pods

List pods across all namespaces in the instance:

nsc kubectl 1lf2ol9ioulce get pods -A

Output

NAMESPACE        NAME                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
kube-system      coredns-5c6b6c5476-zh7rq                  1/1     Running   0          9s
kube-system      local-path-provisioner-5d56847996-lz8nd   1/1     Running   0          9s
metallb-system   controller-bdf98b979-qfwxr                0/1     Running   0          9s
metallb-system   speaker-rwxqr                             0/1     Running   0          9s

Options

Please refer to the kubectl reference for a list of all possible arguments.

Last modified on August 20, 2026

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Create an ephemeral instance

List pods

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