Jan 16
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Learn how to automate and schedule your Kubernetes workloads with Jobs and CronJobs in this hands-on tutorial! 🚀 This video explains how to create, monitor, and debug Kubernetes Jobs for one-time tasks and CronJobs for recurring schedules — step by step on Rocky Linux using Minikube, but works on any Linux distro. Perfect for DevOps engineers and system administrators who want to master Kubernetes automation and task scheduling with real-world examples. ✔️ Understand what Jobs & CronJobs are in Kubernetes 🔥 Learn how to write YAML definitions for Jobs & CronJobs ⚙️ Run and verify Jobs on Minikube (Rocky Linux demo) 🧰 Schedule recurring Jobs using Cron expressions 💡 Debug failed Jobs and view Pod logs like a pro 🧩 Commands Used in This Video: # Create a CronJob YAML file kubectl apply -f print-time-cronjob.yaml # View the created CronJob kubectl get cronjobs # Describe the CronJob for more details kubectl describe cronjob print-time-cron # List jobs created by the CronJob kubectl get jobs -l job-name=print-time-cron # List all pods kubectl get pods # View logs of a specific pod kubectl logs pod-name # Manually trigger the CronJob (if needed) kubectl create job --from=cronjob/print-time-cron manual-job # Delete the CronJob kubectl delete cronjob print-time-cron 👉 Subscribe for more tutorials and leave your thoughts in the comments below. 🎓 *Continue Learning with These Playlists* : 🐧 *Linux for Beginners* (Start from scratch): 👉 [Watch the Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4y5PiOmBnA84TiMlXFWflKYYhatkjQlV) 💻 *Linux Command Line Tutorials* (Terminal-focused skills): 👉 [Explore Commands](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4y5PiOmBnA83IhbSvF2t1yJVG4qVd-yO) 🚀 *Kubernetes Series for Admins and Devs* : 👉 [Start Learning Kubernetes](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4y5PiOmBnA9KrxpnrBzgvSpdEqD6LmtI) # 📚 Chapters 0:00 🎬 Intro to Jobs and CronJobs 0:29 ❓ Why We Need Jobs 1:41 ⚙️ What is a Job? 2:54 🔑 Key Job Features 4:38 📝 One-Time Job Example 5:52 🚀 Job Deployment Steps 7:08 ⏫ Advanced Job Example 9:09 ⏱️ What is a CronJob? 9:54 🗝️ CronJob Features & Uses 11:06 ⏰ CronJob Schedule Syntax 11:56 🛑 CronJob: Deadline Seconds 12:22 🚦 CronJob: Concurrency Policy 13:00 ⏸️ CronJob: Suspend 13:35 📝 CronJob Example YAML 15:43 💾 Real-World CronJob: Backup 16:54 🥇 Best Practices 17:59 ⚠️ Common CronJob Pitfalls 20:04 📊 Comparison # 💻 Demo: Kubernetes Job 24:51 🧠 Recap and Demo Setup 25:50 ✨ Demo: Create Job YAML 28:24 🚀 Demo: Initial Failure 29:34 🐛 Demo: Debug and Fix 31:59 ✅ Demo: Run Fixed Job 33:37 🕰️ Demo: TTL Auto-Cleanup # 💻 Demo: Kubernetes CronJob 36:50 ✨ Demo: Create CronJob YAML 39:43 🚀 Demo: Apply CronJob 41:54 ⏱️ Demo: Check Status 43:24 🔄 Demo: Watch Jobs Run 47:04 🧹 Demo: Clean Up 47:43 🏁 Final Summary 48:24 👋 Outro #Kubernetes #CronJobs #KubernetesJobs #DevOps #TechOpsTutorials