instruction: Explain Monitoring, Logging, and Debugging
output: Monitoring, Logging, and Debugging
  Set up monitoring and logging to troubleshoot a cluster, or debug a containerized application.
  Sometimes things go wrong. This guide helps you gather the relevant information and resolve issues. It has four sections:
  Debugging your application
  - Useful
  for users who are deploying code into Kubernetes and wondering why it is not working.
  Debugging your cluster
  - Useful
  for cluster administrators and operators troubleshooting issues with the Kubernetes cluster itself.
  Logging in Kubernetes
  - Useful
  for cluster administrators who want to set up and manage logging in Kubernetes.
  Monitoring in Kubernetes
  - Useful
  for cluster administrators who want to enable monitoring in a Kubernetes cluster.
  You should also check the known issues for the
  release
  you're using.
  Getting help
  If your problem isn't answered by any of the guides above, there are variety of
  ways for you to get help from the Kubernetes community.
  Questions
  The documentation on this site has been structured to provide answers to a wide
  range of questions.
  Concepts
  explain the Kubernetes
  architecture and how each component works, while
  Setup
  provides
  practical instructions for getting started.
  Tasks
  show how to
  accomplish commonly used tasks, and
  Tutorials
  are more
  comprehensive walkthroughs of real-world, industry-specific, or end-to-end
  development scenarios. The
  section provides
  detailed documentation on the
  Kubernetes API
  and command-line interfaces (CLIs), such as
  kubectl
  Help! My question isn't covered! I need help now!
  Stack Exchange, Stack Overflow, or Server Fault
  If you have questions related to
  software development
  for your containerized app,
  you can ask those on
  Stack Overflow
  If you have Kubernetes questions related to
  cluster management
  configuration
  you can ask those on
  Server Fault
  There are also several more specific Stack Exchange network sites which might
  be the right place to ask Kubernetes questions in areas such as
  DevOps
  Software Engineering
  InfoSec
  Someone else from the community may have already asked a similar question or
  may be able to help with your problem.
  The Kubernetes team will also monitor
  posts tagged Kubernetes
  If there aren't any existing questions that help,
  please ensure that your question
  on-topic on Stack Overflow
  Server Fault
  , or the Stack Exchange
  Network site you're asking on
  , and read through the guidance on
  how to ask a new question
  before asking a new one!
  Slack
  Many people from the Kubernetes community hang out on Kubernetes Slack in the
  #kubernetes-users
  channel.
  Slack requires registration; you can
  request an invitation
  and registration is open to everyone). Feel free to come and ask any and all questions.
  Once registered, access the
  Kubernetes organisation in Slack
  via your web browser or via Slack's own dedicated app.
  Once you are registered, browse the growing list of channels for various subjects of
  interest. For example, people new to Kubernetes may also want to join the
  #kubernetes-novice
  channel. As another example, developers should join the
  #kubernetes-contributors
  channel.
  There are also many country specific / local language channels. Feel free to join
  these channels for localized support and info:
  Country / language specific Slack channels
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  Channels
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  #cn-users
  #cn-events
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  #in-users
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  #norw-users
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  #pl-users
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  #ru-users
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  #es-users
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  #se-users
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  #tr-users
  #tr-events
  Forum
  You're welcome to join the official Kubernetes Forum:
  discuss.kubernetes.io
  Bugs and feature requests
  If you have what looks like a bug, or you would like to make a feature request,
  please use the
  GitHub issue tracking system
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  already covered.
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  problem, such as:
  Kubernetes version:
  kubectl version
  Cloud provider, OS distro, network configuration, and container runtime version
  Steps to reproduce the problem
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