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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 3: Application Observability and Maintenance

Debugging: kubectl exec, kubectl debug (ephemeral containers and Pod copies), port-forward, temporary busybox Pods

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Logs and events do not always explain a problem. Sometimes you need to get inside the Pod's environment, test the network from within the cluster, or reach an app from your own terminal. kubectl gives you four tools for this.

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