K8s Secret Env. Variables

ADD/CHANGE K8s SECRET ENV VARIABLES

1. Make sure the env. prod – deployment – uat
   Confirm if the pod is Green or Blue
2. Open VSCode
3. Select the cluster>configuration>secrets
4. Select the one you want to change
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   #Encrypting secrets is considered the best practice
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5. Use echo -n “xxxx” | base64   = this will encrypt the secret
6. Copy and paste the encrypted one
7. Use echo -n “xxxx” | base64 –-decode to reverse the encryption to see if it is correct
8. Type kubectl config current-context   to see if you are in the correct path
9. Save the folder
10. Refresh the VSCode
11. Type kubectl apply – f "name-of-file" to apply the changes to cluster
12. DOUBLE CHECK THE ENV> prod – deploy – uat
    Select the correct Environment !!!
    Before killing the pod, check the Env. then Kill the pod and it will automatically restart ( If you have autoscale policy)
13. Then > Shell into the pod
14. Type printenv to see the environments within the pod
15. Type printenv | grep “xxx” filter the changed/added information