---
reviewers:
- bprashanth
- enisoc
- erictune
- foxish
- janetkuo
- kow3ns
- smarterclayton
title: Debug a StatefulSet
content_type: task
---

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This task shows you how to debug a StatefulSet.

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* You need to have a Kubernetes cluster, and the kubectl command-line tool must be configured to communicate with your cluster.
* You should have a StatefulSet running that you want to investigate.

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## Debugging a StatefulSet

In order to list all the pods which belong to a StatefulSet, which have a label `app=myapp` set on them,
you can use the following:

```shell
kubectl get pods -l app=myapp
```

If you find that any Pods listed are in `Unknown` or `Terminating` state for an extended period of time,
refer to the [Deleting StatefulSet Pods](/docs/tasks/run-application/delete-stateful-set/) task for
instructions on how to deal with them.
You can debug individual Pods in a StatefulSet using the
[Debugging Pods](/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/debug-pod-replication-controller/) guide.

## {{% heading "whatsnext" %}}

Learn more about [debugging an init-container](/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/debug-init-containers/).