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| # List of all API Resources of External Secrets Operator | |
| $ kubectl api-resources | grep -i secret | |
| secrets v1 true Secret | |
| clusterexternalsecrets ces external-secrets.io/v1beta1 false ClusterExternalSecret | |
| clustersecretstores css external-secrets.io/v1beta1 false ClusterSecretStore | |
| externalsecrets es external-secrets.io/v1beta1 true ExternalSecret | |
| secretstores ss external-secrets.io/v1beta1 true SecretStore | |
| # List of all secretstores | |
| $ kubectl get ss --all-namespaces | |
| # List of all externalsecrets | |
| $ kubectl get es --all-namespaces | |
| # List of all clustersecretstores | |
| $ kubectl get css --all-namespaces | |
| # List of all clusterexternalsecrets | |
| $ kubectl get ss --all-namespaces | |
| Here is a list of some of the most common commands to work with the External Secrets Operator: | |
| $ kubectl get all -l ext-secrets.io/controller=true | |
| This command lists all resources of the External Secrets Operator in the current namespace. | |
| $ kubectl get all -l ext-secrets.io/controller=true --all-namespaces | |
| This command lists all resources of the External Secrets Operator in all namespaces. | |
| $ kubectl get <resource type> -l ext-secrets.io/controller=true | |
| This command lists all resources of a specific type, such as SecretStores or ExternalSecrets, in the current namespace. | |
| $ kubectl create secretstore -f secretstore.yaml | |
| This command creates a SecretStore resource from a YAML file. | |
| $ kubectl update secretstore -f secretstore.yaml | |
| This command updates a SecretStore resource from a YAML file. | |
| $ kubectl delete secretstore secretstore-name | |
| This command deletes a SecretStore resource. | |
| $ kubectl create externalsecret -f externalsecret.yaml | |
| This command creates an ExternalSecret resource from a YAML file. | |
| $ kubectl update externalsecret -f externalsecret.yaml | |
| This command updates an ExternalSecret resource from a YAML file. | |
| $ kubectl delete externalsecret externalsecret-name | |
| This command deletes an ExternalSecret resource. | |
| $ kubectl describe secretstore secretstore-name | |
| This command describes a SecretStore resource. | |
| $ kubectl describe externalsecret externalsecret-name | |
| This command describes an ExternalSecret resource. | |
| $ kubectl logs externalsecret-name | |
| This command displays the logs for an ExternalSecret resource. | |
| $ kubectl troubleshoot externalsecret-name | |
| This command troubleshoots an ExternalSecret resource. | |
| Installing the External Secrets Operator | |
| Depending on the package manager you're using:Using Helm: | |
| $ helm repo add external-secrets https://external-secrets.github.io/kubernetes-external-secrets/ | |
| $ helm install my-release external-secrets/kubernetes-external-secrets | |
| Checking the External Secrets Operator logs | |
| If you've named your release "my-release", then: | |
| $ kubectl logs deployment/my-release-kubernetes-external-secrets | |
| Creating an ExternalSecret custom resource | |
| apiVersion: 'kubernetes-client.io/v1' | |
| kind: ExternalSecret | |
| metadata: | |
| name: my-secret-name | |
| spec: | |
| backendType: [backend-type] # example: systemManager (for AWS) | |
| data: | |
| - key: [external-secret-key] # the key under which your secret is stored externally | |
| name: [k8s-secret-key] # the key under which you want the secret to be available in Kubernetes | |
| Apply the resource with: | |
| $ kubectl apply -f my-external-secret.yaml | |
| Viewing the created Kubernetes Secret | |
| This command will show the secret synchronized from the external source: | |
| $ kubectl get secret my-secret-name -o yaml | |
| Deleting an ExternalSecret | |
| If you wish to delete an ExternalSecret: | |
| $ kubectl delete externalsecret my-secret-name | |
| Monitoring and Debugging | |
| You can describe the ExternalSecret to get more details: | |
| $ kubectl describe externalsecret my-secret-name | |
| Uninstalling the External Secrets Operator | |
| If you've installed via Helm and named your release "my-release": | |
| $ helm uninstall my-release |
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