Can I set a default namespace in Kubernetes?

Question

Can I set the default namespace? That is:

$ kubectl get pods -n NAMESPACE

It saves me having to type it in each time especially when I\'m o

Answer 1

You can also use a temporary linux alias:

alias k='kubectl -n kube-system '

Then use it like

k get pods

That's it ;)

Answer 2

Yes, you can set the namespace as per the docs like so:

$ kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=NAMESPACE

Alternatively, you can use kubectx for this.