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Debugging Kubernetes Using Logs

You are a container engineer at Cube4Lyf, an e-gaming platform geared toward puzzle and logic games. You've just been alerted that the leaderboard service is down. You need to examine the Kubernetes cluster hosting the pod, determine the reason for the failure, and get the app into a working state again.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Dec 16, 2021

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Identify the Error in Pod Configuration

    You have been alerted of an unspecified error affecting the leaderboard pod in your Kubernetes cluster. Using kubectl logs and other Kubernetes commands, identify the source of the error impacting the pod.

  2. Challenge

    Update the Pod Configuration So the App Runs as Expected

    Once you have identified the error, update the configuration of the pod so the containers run successfully.

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