# How Do I? **URL:** https://community.okteto.com/c/how-do-i/7.md [Latest](https://community.okteto.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.okteto.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.okteto.com/tags.md) --- ## [How to install the Docker Desktop Extension](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-install-the-docker-desktop-extension/55)
**Author:** [@ramiro](https://community.okteto.com/u/ramiro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-install-the-docker-desktop-extension/55 "2022-05-10T16:05:23Z")
Do you love Docker Desktop, but your application is starting to get too big for your local machine? Our Docker Desktop extension is exactly what you need. Get the Docker Desktop experience you love without the restrictio… --- ## [About the How Do I? category](https://community.okteto.com/t/about-the-how-do-i-category/27)
**Author:** [@arsh](https://community.okteto.com/u/arsh)\ **Replies:** 0
Wondering how to do something you want using Okteto? This is the place to ask! We recommend checking the docs and searching the forum before asking to ensure your question hasn’t been answered already. --- ## [What happens to my original deployment when I run okteto up?](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-happens-to-my-original-deployment-when-i-run-okteto-up/1479)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-happens-to-my-original-deployment-when-i-run-okteto-up/1479 "2026-10-21T10:20:06Z")
What happens to my original deployment when I run okteto up? Why do I sometimes see both the original pod and the -okteto pod running? --- ## [Who should own and maintain the Okteto Manifest: the platform team or the developers?](https://community.okteto.com/t/who-should-own-and-maintain-the-okteto-manifest-the-platform-team-or-the-developers/1474)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/who-should-own-and-maintain-the-okteto-manifest-the-platform-team-or-the-developers/1474 "2026-10-21T08:05:21Z")
Who should own and maintain the Okteto Manifest (okteto.yml): the platform/DevOps team or the developers? --- ## [Why does Okteto delete my Kubernetes resources when I click “Destroy All”? How can I prevent that?](https://community.okteto.com/t/why-does-okteto-delete-my-kubernetes-resources-when-i-click-destroy-all-how-can-i-prevent-that/1458)
**Author:** [@ramiro](https://community.okteto.com/u/ramiro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/why-does-okteto-delete-my-kubernetes-resources-when-i-click-destroy-all-how-can-i-prevent-that/1458 "2026-03-27T17:51:16Z")
I ran into this today. I hit the “Destroy” button in Okteto expecting a clean reset of my environment, and it wiped out all resources, even when ones that were not displayed in the UI (e.g. a volume snapshot) How do I p… --- ## [Deploying a specific commit instead of a branch/tag](https://community.okteto.com/t/deploying-a-specific-commit-instead-of-a-branch-tag/1442)
**Author:** [@Mark90](https://community.okteto.com/u/Mark90)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/deploying-a-specific-commit-instead-of-a-branch-tag/1442 "2026-02-05T18:32:47Z")
Hi, I am curious if it is possible to deploy a dev environment based on a commit SHA, without having to create a branch/tag for it? --- ## [How do I resolve the error \`Request Header Or Cookie Too Large\` when my service has large authentication cookies?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-resolve-the-error-request-header-or-cookie-too-large-when-my-service-has-large-authentication-cookies/1429)
**Author:** [@jona](https://community.okteto.com/u/jona)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-resolve-the-error-request-header-or-cookie-too-large-when-my-service-has-large-authentication-cookies/1429 "2025-09-26T18:06:26Z")
How do I resolve the error Request Header Or Cookie Too Large ? I am running into this issue because my service requires very large authentication cookies. --- ## [Hierarchical okteto manifest files?](https://community.okteto.com/t/hierarchical-okteto-manifest-files/1404)
**Author:** [@pisymbol](https://community.okteto.com/u/pisymbol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/hierarchical-okteto-manifest-files/1404 "2025-05-02T20:05:33Z")
It seems that okteto manifest files could be treated as environment “Makefiles” for your cluster. Has the team had any thought on making the manifest hierarchical? i.e. Instead of having to define my dev section in one … --- ## [How do I ensure my Docker Compose services are deployed before the other deploy commands run](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-ensure-my-docker-compose-services-are-deployed-before-the-other-deploy-commands-run/1394)
**Author:** [@jona](https://community.okteto.com/u/jona)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-ensure-my-docker-compose-services-are-deployed-before-the-other-deploy-commands-run/1394 "2025-04-10T16:01:16Z")
If I have a mixed deployment mechanism of Docker-Compose plus additional commands (i.e. helm command, kubectl commands, etc.). Based on the Okteto Manifest documentation here, the deployment process of my setup below al… --- ## [Remote debugging with Eclipse](https://community.okteto.com/t/remote-debugging-with-eclipse/1377)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/remote-debugging-with-eclipse/1377 "2025-02-04T09:54:29Z")
Hi, Im trying to debug my remote container running with Okteto in Eclipse and I don’t know how to do it. --- ## [Okteto deploy vs pipeline deploy](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-deploy-vs-pipeline-deploy/115)
**Author:** [@willem](https://community.okteto.com/u/willem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-deploy-vs-pipeline-deploy/115 "2025-01-13T22:19:29Z")
Hi okteto team, I have a question about some of the CLI behaviour and the general intention behind some of the functions. With a dependency, the deployment occurs on the server side. In other words, if my dependency re… --- ## [How can I install Okteto in a k3s airgapped cluster](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-can-i-install-okteto-in-a-k3s-airgapped-cluster/1341)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-can-i-install-okteto-in-a-k3s-airgapped-cluster/1341 "2024-11-12T11:54:29Z")
I want to use Okteto in an airgapped environment with a k3s cluster. How can I do the full process? --- ## [How do I achieve High Availability of Okteto components?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-achieve-high-availability-of-okteto-components/1344)
**Author:** [@jona](https://community.okteto.com/u/jona)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-achieve-high-availability-of-okteto-components/1344 "2024-11-27T13:41:45Z")
I would like to make sure my Okteto installation is highly available, so that Okteto developers can continue their work in case a Node goes down. --- ## [Can I deploy additional services to my Preview Environment namespaces?](https://community.okteto.com/t/can-i-deploy-additional-services-to-my-preview-environment-namespaces/1342)
**Author:** [@jona](https://community.okteto.com/u/jona)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/can-i-deploy-additional-services-to-my-preview-environment-namespaces/1342 "2024-11-13T17:22:48Z")
Yes! However, you will notice that the Deploy Dev Environment button is not available from the UI of your newly created Preview Environment. This is because we still consider them as different spaces than regular Namesp… --- ## [Do you have samples for VisualStudio Debugging?](https://community.okteto.com/t/do-you-have-samples-for-visualstudio-debugging/1339)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/do-you-have-samples-for-visualstudio-debugging/1339 "2024-11-04T11:19:21Z")
I want to use Visual Studio to debug with Okteto with a .NET application if possible --- ## [How Do I configure Okteto with cert-manager and Google Cloud DNS?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-configure-okteto-with-cert-manager-and-google-cloud-dns/274)
**Author:** [@pchico83](https://community.okteto.com/u/pchico83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-configure-okteto-with-cert-manager-and-google-cloud-dns/274 "2022-09-29T12:32:43Z")
How do I configure the Okteto wildcard certificate with cert-manager and Google Cloud DNS? --- ## [How do I change the default URL of my Okteto instance?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-default-url-of-my-okteto-instance/1337)
**Author:** [@arsh](https://community.okteto.com/u/arsh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-default-url-of-my-okteto-instance/1337 "2024-10-15T09:42:46Z")
By default, the subdomain I mention in my config.yaml file for Okteto is used to create the domain for my Okteto instance. I can access my instance at https://okteto.SUBDOMAIN. But how do I change this to another URL? --- ## [What happens if my built image needs artifactory permissions to download mvn packages](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-happens-if-my-built-image-needs-artifactory-permissions-to-download-mvn-packages/1330)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-happens-if-my-built-image-needs-artifactory-permissions-to-download-mvn-packages/1330 "2024-09-23T09:35:58Z")
Im using a private artifactory with all my blobs and when my Dockerimage builds, it fails because it has no permissions to download them with maven. --- ## [Different repository for Helm Chart App and Services](https://community.okteto.com/t/different-repository-for-helm-chart-app-and-services/1302)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/different-repository-for-helm-chart-app-and-services/1302 "2024-08-28T14:46:42Z")
I have a repository that has the Chart templates for the application, and the services it depends on are in different repositories. I have seen this sample GitHub - okteto/microservices-multi But my services repositori… --- ## [Change the size of the shared memory with Okteto](https://community.okteto.com/t/change-the-size-of-the-shared-memory-with-okteto/1245)
**Author:** [@antigregory](https://community.okteto.com/u/antigregory)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/change-the-size-of-the-shared-memory-with-okteto/1245 "2024-08-28T14:45:33Z")
Hi, By default, the shared memory (shm) of pods created in Kubernetes is automatically set to 64 MiB in size and is mounted to the /dev/shm directory. I’d like to increase the size of the shared memory in pod. In pure… --- ## [What can I do if my Application needs Go modules from a Private Repository?](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-can-i-do-if-my-application-needs-go-modules-from-a-private-repository/1318)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/what-can-i-do-if-my-application-needs-go-modules-from-a-private-repository/1318 "2024-08-26T09:50:04Z")
How can I configure Okteto and my Dockerfile if my App needs to download module packages from a Private Repository? --- ## [How do I debug a python application with Okteto and VSCode](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-debug-a-python-application-with-okteto-and-vscode/1310)
**Author:** [@russkey007](https://community.okteto.com/u/russkey007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-debug-a-python-application-with-okteto-and-vscode/1310 "2024-07-30T19:00:53Z")
Hi @ramiro, I am trying to use Okteto for remote debugging of Python applications on K8S, with the VSCode as IDE. I have “okteto build --deploy” and “okteto up” running But it seems like I am missing something, becaus… --- ## [How to use GCP Secret Manager with Okteto](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-secret-manager-with-okteto/1309)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-use-gcp-secret-manager-with-okteto/1309 "2024-07-30T09:33:02Z")
I want to use my secrets from GCP Secret Manager with Okteto and I don’t know how to integrate it. I have my file in it with Env variables and need to be used inside my application deployed by Okteto. How do I give acc… --- ## [How can I use Okteto with Cert-Manager without a Wildcard Certificate for my Apps](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-can-i-use-okteto-with-cert-manager-without-a-wildcard-certificate-for-my-apps/1307)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-can-i-use-okteto-with-cert-manager-without-a-wildcard-certificate-for-my-apps/1307 "2024-07-29T09:23:19Z")
I want that Cert Manager creates a new certificate for every new host in my Okteto Namespaces without a wildcard certificate, but I don’t want to add it and create TLS section for every Ingress Object I create. Is it po… --- ## [How to use JFrog Artifactory to download dependencies from private repositories?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-use-jfrog-artifactory-to-download-dependencies-from-private-repositories/1299)
**Author:** [@andreafalzetti](https://community.okteto.com/u/andreafalzetti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-use-jfrog-artifactory-to-download-dependencies-from-private-repositories/1299 "2024-07-18T19:02:28Z")
I want to use JFrog Artifactory for managing the company’s private dependencies. During an okteto up session I want my dev container to be able to install dependencies from private repositories using Maven, npm., Go, pip… --- ## [Im changing from kube-dns to Cloud DNS](https://community.okteto.com/t/im-changing-from-kube-dns-to-cloud-dns/1292)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/im-changing-from-kube-dns-to-cloud-dns/1292 "2024-06-26T08:45:40Z")
Hi there! We are making this change and can’t clone repositories getting “Could not resolve hostname”. How can I make Okteto work with CloudDNS? --- ## [How do I force the Okteto CLI to use a specific version of syncthing?](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-force-the-okteto-cli-to-use-a-specific-version-of-syncthing/1284)
**Author:** [@mario](https://community.okteto.com/u/mario)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-do-i-force-the-okteto-cli-to-use-a-specific-version-of-syncthing/1284 "2024-06-06T08:56:00Z")
Hi! I have noticed that Okteto is downloading and upgrading syncthing to my $HOME/.okteto path. That’s great by how can I do to keep one version and force Okteto not to upgrade new ones? --- ## [My dev containers are slow, how can I make them faster?](https://community.okteto.com/t/my-dev-containers-are-slow-how-can-i-make-them-faster/1066)
**Author:** [@pchico83](https://community.okteto.com/u/pchico83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/my-dev-containers-are-slow-how-can-i-make-them-faster/1066 "2023-11-13T15:56:50Z")
My app builds slower in a dev container than in my laptop, what can I do? --- ## [How to Scrape Prometheus Metrics from Okteto Insights using Prometheus Operator](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-scrape-prometheus-metrics-from-okteto-insights-using-prometheus-operator/1282)
**Author:** [@provecho](https://community.okteto.com/u/provecho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/how-to-scrape-prometheus-metrics-from-okteto-insights-using-prometheus-operator/1282 "2024-06-04T10:31:23Z")
How can I scrape Prometheus metrics from the Okteto Insights using the Prometheus Operator? --- ## [Okteto Manifest properties \`context\` and \`namespace\` are deprecated. What do I do?](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-manifest-properties-context-and-namespace-are-deprecated-what-do-i-do/1274)
**Author:** [@andreafalzetti](https://community.okteto.com/u/andreafalzetti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-manifest-properties-context-and-namespace-are-deprecated-what-do-i-do/1274 "2024-05-21T09:15:36Z")
When running the Okteto CLI I get the following warning: Setting 'context' and 'namespace' in the okteto manifest or docker compose is deprecated. We recommend using the env var 'OKTETO\_CONTEXT' and 'OKTETO\_NAMESPACE' i… [Next page](https://community.okteto.com/c/how-do-i/7.md?page=1)