How To Install kubectl (Kubernetes command-line tool) using Chocolatey

kubectl stands for Kubernetes command-line tool, used for running commands against Kubernetes clusters. In this article, we would discuss how to install kubectl in Windows system using Chocolatey, a Windows package manger. Install Chocolatey if you don't have it in your system.

Install kubectl using Chocolatey

C:\Windows\system32>choco install kubernetes-cli

Verify Your kubctl Installation

C:\Windows\system32>kubectl version
Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"7", GitVersion:"v1.7.2", 
GitCommit:"922a86cfcd65915a9b2f69f3f193b8907d741d9c", GitTreeState:"clean", 
BuildDate:"2017-07-21T08:23:22Z", GoVersion:"go1.8.3", Compiler:"gc", 
Platform:"windows/amd64"}
Unable to connect to the server: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connectex: 
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
C:\Windows\system32>

Thank you for reading this article. Now you have kubectl in your system to deploy and manage application in Kubernetes and also manage the different Kubernetes resources. Happy Learning!!