kubectl debug: Ephemeral Containers Changed How I Troubleshoot
kubectl debug with ephemeral containers fixes the oldest problem in Kubernetes troubleshooting: distroless images with no shell. Distroless and node debugging.
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6 posts about troubleshooting in the conndeck blog — field notes on local-first Kubernetes operations, GitOps, and production debugging.
PVC Stuck in Pending: Every Reason and the Fix
A Pending PVC is always one of a few causes: missing provisioner, topology conflicts, WaitForFirstConsumer timing, or quota. Here's how to tell them apart.
Read the postImagePullBackOff: Every Cause I've Actually Hit
ImagePullBackOff has four real causes: bad tags, registry auth, rate limits, and network. Learn to read the pull error and fix the right one.
Read the postNode NotReady at 2AM: A Recovery Walkthrough
A node went NotReady at 2AM. Triage kubelet, disk pressure, and network partitions, then decide when to cordon, drain, or wait.
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Pod stuck in Pending? Run the real checklist: kubectl describe events, 0/N nodes available reasons, taints and tolerations, resource requests, and unbound PVCs.
Read the postCrashLoopBackOff: A Field Guide From Someone Who's Been There
CrashLoopBackOff isn't one error, it's five. A practical debugging guide to restart counts, last state, logs --previous, and the causes I actually see in production.
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