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Version: v0.30.0

Quick Start

We can quickly try out Inspektor Gadget without installing by using ig as follows:

Quick Start on Kubernetes​

We can use kubectl node debug to run ig on a Kubernetes node:

$ kubectl debug --profile=sysadmin node/minikube-docker -ti --image=ghcr.io/inspektor-gadget/ig -- ig trace exec
Creating debugging pod node-debugger-minikube-docker-c2wfw with container debugger on node minikube-docker.
If you don't see a command prompt, try pressing enter.
RUNTIME.CONTAINERNAME          PID              PPID             COMM             RET ARGS
k8s_shell_shell_default_b4ebb… 3186934          3186270          cat              0   /bin/cat file

For more information on how to use ig without installation on Kubernetes, please refer to the ig documentation.

Quick Start on Linux​

We can use docker run to run ig on a Linux host:

$ docker run -ti --rm \
    --privileged \
    -v /:/host \
    --pid=host \
    ghcr.io/inspektor-gadget/ig \
    trace exec
RUNTIME.CONTAINERNAME    PID        PPID       COMM             RET ARGS
heuristic_yonath         3329233    3329211    ls               0   /bin/ls

For more information on how to use ig without installation on Linux, please refer to the ig documentation.

Next Steps​

If you want to install Inspektor Gadget to inspect your entire Kubernetes cluster or using a static binary on a Linux node, you can follow the installation instructions: