KUBERNETES(1)(kubernetes)

✨ kubeadm init phase certs apiserver-kubelet-client 💖

okay so bestie, you're in the KUBERNETES(1)(kubernetes)</> manual, section 1, and we're about to talk about one very specific lil' certificate generator. yes it's a whole manual page for one phase of one subcommand. and yes, it's iconic</> of them.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

kubeadm init phase certs apiserver-kubelet-client — generate the certificate for the API server to connect to kubelet 🫶

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

kubeadm init phase certs apiserver-kubelet-client [OPTIONS]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: this generates the certificate that lets the API server</> talk to kubelet</>, and it saves them into the files apiserver-kubelet-client.crt and apiserver-kubelet-client.key. two files, one job, no drama 💅

and listen — if both files already exist, kubeadm literally skips the whole generation step and just uses the existing files. it's giving "if it ain't broke". lowkey respectful of your time fr fr.

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --cert-dir="/etc/kubernetes/pki" — the path where to save and store the certificates. that's the default, and that's where they live unless you say otherwise 💖
• --config="" — path to a kubeadm configuration file. empty by default, so you gotta point it somewhere if you want it.
• --dry-run=false — don't apply any changes, just output what would be done. it's the "window shopping" mode, no cap 🛍️
• --kubernetes-version="stable-1" — choose a specific Kubernetes version for the control plane. default is stable-1.

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💜 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 💜

these ones come from the parent commands, so they're just vibing here too:

• --rootfs="" — the path to the 'real' host root filesystem. this will cause kubeadm to chroot</> into the provided path. yes, chroot. it means what you think it means. proceed with main character energy but also with care 🧚
• --version=false — --version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version. so it's either "tell me who you are" or "be this version instead" 😌

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• kubeadm-init-phase-certs(1),

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📜 HISTORY 📜

January 2015, originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since! 😭 honestly same energy, bestie.

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and that's the whole page, you ate it, no crumbs.</> this little gem lives in the KUBERNETES(1)(kubernetes)</> manual, section User</>, dated January 2015</>, compiled by Eric Paris</> — so like, vintage, but make it cluster orchestration 💅✨