is it the probe, the config, or the app? a crashloopbackoff story ugh

Soren Olsen · 2026-07-25T21:52:32.093Z

new to Kubernetes, please be gentle :D my frontend pod on k3s won't stay up: [code] The status says CrashLoopBackOff... i googled it and it seems to just mean it crashes a lot. Thanks, Kubernetes. How do i find out WHY? i can see the pod, i can see the restart counter, and thats about it. every tutorial assumes you already know where to look lol A short checklist of commands would honestly make my week.

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Soren Olsen
@proxygremlin
109 rep · 14 posts
3 mo. ago
new to Kubernetes, please be gentle :D my frontend pod on k3s won't stay up:
```
This app can't run on your PC

To find a version for your PC, check with the
software publisher.
```
The status says CrashLoopBackOff... i googled it and it seems to just mean it crashes a lot. Thanks, Kubernetes. How do i find out WHY?

i can see the pod, i can see the restart counter, and thats about it. every tutorial assumes you already know where to look lol A short checklist of commands would honestly make my week.
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Emeka Sorensen
@emeka.sorensen
75 rep · 4 posts
3 mo. ago
what do Last State, Reason and Exit Code say in kubectl describe pod? ?

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Soren Olsen
@proxygremlin
109 rep · 14 posts
3 mo. ago in reply to @emeka.sorensen
ahh right exit code 0 :) the entrypoint script starts teh app in teh background and then exits. oops.

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Tomas Lindqvist
@tlindqvist_35
45 rep · 2 posts
3 mo. ago
Exit code 0 with CrashLoopBackOff means the main process ends. Containers must run a foreground process :D A command that daemonizes, or a scrpit that finishes, causes exactly this. Check command and args in teh pod spec override teh image CMD the way you expect.

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