KubeConfig

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In this section, we will take a look at KubeConfig.

Client uses the certificate file and key to query the kubernetes Rest API for a list of pods using curl.

You can specify the same using kubectl
We can move this information to a configuration file called kubeconfig. And then specify this file as the kubeconfig option in the command.
```
$ kubectl get pods --kubeconfig config
```

Kubeconfig File

The kubeconfig file has 3 sections
- Clusters
- Contexts
- Users
To view the current file being used
```
$ kubectl config view
```
You can specify the kubeconfig file with kubectl config view with "--kubeconfig" flag
```
$ kubectl config veiw --kubeconfig=my-custom-config
```
How do you update your current context? Or change the current context
```
$ kubectl config view --kubeconfig=my-custom-config
```
kubectl config help
```
$ kubectl config -h
```

What about namespaces?

Certificates in kubeconfig

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