# kubectl apply

kubectl applySynopsisApply a configuration to a resource by file name or stdin. The resource name must be specified. This resource will be created if it doesn't exist yet. To use 'apply', always create the resource initially with either 'apply' or 'create --save-config'.JSON and YAML formats are accepted.Alpha Disclaimer: the --prune functionality is not yet complete. Do not use unless you are aware of what the current state is. See https://issues.k8s.io/34274.kubectl apply (-f FILENAME | -k DIRECTORY) Examples # Apply the configuration in pod.json to a pod kubectl apply -f ./pod.json # Apply resources from a directory containing kustomization.yaml - e.g. dir/kustomization.yaml kubectl apply -k dir/ # Apply the JSON passed into stdin to a pod cat pod.json | kubectl apply -f - # Apply the configuration from all files that end with '.json' kubectl apply -f '*.json' # Note: --prune is still in Alpha # Apply the configuration in manifest.yaml that matches label app=nginx and delete all other resources that are not in the file and match label app=nginx kubectl apply --prune -f manifest.yaml -l app=nginx # Apply the configuration in manifest.yaml and delete all the other config maps that are not in the file kubectl apply --prune -f manifest.yaml --all --prune-allowlist=core/v1/ConfigMap Options--allSelect all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.--allow-missing-template-keys Default: trueIf true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template. Only applies to golang and jsonpath output formats.--cascade string[="background"] Default: "background"Must be "background", "orphan", or "foreground". Selects the deletion cascading strategy for the dependents (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController). Defaults to background.--dry-run string[="unchanged"] Default: "none"Must be "none", "server", or "client". If client strategy, only print the object that would be sent, without sending it. If server strategy, submit server-side request without persisting the resource.--field-manager string Default: "kubectl-client-side-apply"Name of the manager used to track field ownership.-f, --filename stringsThe files that contain the configurations to apply.--forceIf true, immediately remove resources from API and bypass graceful deletion. Note that immediate deletion of some resources may result in inconsistency or data loss and requires confirmation.--force-conflictsIf true, server-side apply will force the changes against conflicts.--grace-period int Default: -1Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative. Set to 1 for immediate shutdown. Can only be set to 0 when --force is true (force deletion).-h, --helphelp for apply-k, --kustomize stringProcess a kustomization directory. This flag can't be used together with -f or -R.--openapi-patch Default: trueIf true, use openapi to calculate diff when the openapi presents and the resource can be found in the openapi spec. Otherwise, fall back to use baked-in types.-o, --output stringOutput format. One of: (json, yaml, name, go-template, go-template-file, template, templatefile, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).--overwrite Default: trueAutomatically resolve conflicts between the modified and live configuration by using values from the modified configuration--pruneAutomatically delete resource objects, that do not appear in the configs and are created by either apply or create --save-config. Should be used with either -l or --all.--prune-allowlist stringsOverwrite the default allowlist with <group/version/kind> for --prune-R, --recursiveProcess the directory used in -f, --filename recursively. Useful when you want to manage related manifests organized within the same directory.-l, --selector stringSelector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', '!=', 'in', 'notin'.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2,key3 in (value3)). Matching objects must satisfy all of the specified label constraints.--server-sideIf true, apply runs in the server instead of the client.--show-managed-fieldsIf true, keep the managedFields when printing objects in JSON or YAML format.--subresource stringIf specified, apply will operate on the subresource of the requested object. Only allowed when using --server-side.--template stringTemplate string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template, -o=go-template-file. The template format is golang templates [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview].--timeout durationThe length of time to wait before giving up on a delete, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object--validate string[="strict"] Default: "strict"Must be one of: strict (or true), warn, ignore (or false). "true" or "strict" will use a schema to validate the input and fail the request if invalid. It will perform server side validation if ServerSideFieldValidation is enabled on the api-server, but will fall back to less reliable client-side validation if not. "warn" will warn about unknown or duplicate fields without blocking the request if server-side field validation is enabled on the API server, and behave as "ignore" otherwise. "false" or "ignore" will not perform any schema validation, silently dropping any unknown or duplicate fields.--waitIf true, wait for resources to be gone before returning. This waits for finalizers.Parent Options Inherited--as stringUsername to impersonate for the operation. User could be a regular user or a service account in a namespace.--as-group stringsGroup to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.--as-uid stringUID to impersonate for the operation.--cache-dir string Default: "$HOME/.kube/cache"Default cache directory--certificate-authority stringPath to a cert file for the certificate authority--client-certificate stringPath to a client certificate file for TLS--client-key stringPath to a client key file for TLS--cluster stringThe name of the kubeconfig cluster to use--context stringThe name of the kubeconfig context to use--disable-compressionIf true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server--insecure-skip-tls-verifyIf true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure--kubeconfig stringPath to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.--kuberc stringPath to the kuberc file to use for preferences. This can be disabled by exporting KUBECTL_KUBERC=false feature gate or turning off the feature KUBERC=off.--match-server-versionRequire server version to match client version-n, --namespace stringIf present, the namespace scope for this CLI request--password stringPassword for basic authentication to the API server--profile string Default: "none"Name of profile to capture. One of (none|cpu|heap|goroutine|threadcreate|block|mutex)--profile-output string Default: "profile.pprof"Name of the file to write the profile to--request-timeout string Default: "0"The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests.-s, --server stringThe address and port of the Kubernetes API server--storage-driver-buffer-duration duration Default: 1m0sWrites in the storage driver will be buffered for this duration, and committed to the non memory backends as a single transaction--storage-driver-db string Default: "cadvisor"database name--storage-driver-host string Default: "localhost:8086"database host:port--storage-driver-password string Default: "root"database password--storage-driver-secureuse secure connection with database--storage-driver-table string Default: "stats"table name--storage-driver-user string Default: "root"database username--tls-server-name stringServer name to use for server certificate validation. If it is not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used--token stringBearer token for authentication to the API server--user stringThe name of the kubeconfig user to use--username stringUsername for basic authentication to the API server--version version[=true]--version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version--warnings-as-errorsTreat warnings received from the server as errors and exit with a non-zero exit codeSee Alsokubectl - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster managerkubectl apply edit-last-applied - Edit latest last-applied-configuration annotations of a resource/objectkubectl apply set-last-applied - Set the last-applied-configuration annotation on a live object to match the contents of a filekubectl apply view-last-applied - View the latest last-applied-configuration annotations of a resource/objectThis page is automatically generated.If you plan to report an issue with this page, mention that the page is auto-generated in your issue description. 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