Commands cheatsheet

Connect to Openshift cluster:

These commands are used for connecting to an Openshift cluster:

• oc login: Connects to an Openshift cluster with a username and a password or a token.

  I recommend you use a token because you can make it expire in case of emergency (For example: Data breach). The easiest way to get the token is to log in to the web interface of Openshift, click on your username, and select “Copy login command”

  Examples:

    oc login --server=[URL OF OCP CLUSTER] -u=[USERNAME] -p=[PASSWORD]
    oc login --server=https://openshift.thingsandcode.com:6443 -u=Branyac -p=FakePassw0rd
  
    oc login --server=[URL OF OCP CLUSTER] --token=[TOKEN]
    oc login --server=https://openshift.thingsandcode.com:6443 --token=sha256~RpB3qYXAMeNj7vfajP5YVCJR0c-RWVhBv-S45Bpx-II
  

• oc logout: Disconnects from Openshift Server

Select Openshift project:

A project is a logical space for isolating resources like deployments, secrets, or role bindings to restrict access and/or configure quotas.

• oc projects: Shows the list of the projects of the Openshift Cluster.

• oc project: When executing this command without parameters shows the name of the current Openshift project where the commands will be applied. You can pass a project name as parameter to switch to that project.

  I recommend executing always oc project before other commands to ensure you are in the right project.

  Examples:

    oc project
      
    oc project [PROJECT_NAME]
    oc project thingsandcode-web
  

List resources

• oc get: Shows the list of resources of an Openshift project or cluster (depending on the resource type) and basic information about it.

  To get a list of allowed resource types for listing execute the command oc api-resources

  Examples:

    oc get [RESOURCE TYPE]
    oc get pods
    oc get rolebindings
    oc get routes
  

Access pods

• oc rsh: Opens remote console to a pod that is in execution. You can add a command at the end to execute it directly in the pod.

  Examples:

    oc rsh [POD NAME]
    oc rsh svc-frontend-01
  
    oc rsh [POD NAME] [COMMAND]
    oc rsh svc-frontend-01 bash
  

Edit quotas

• oc scale: Sets the number of desired replicas for a deployment.

  Examples:

    oc scale [RESOURCE TYPE] [RESOURCE NAME] --replicas=[DESIRED REPLICAS]