ImagePullBackOff vs ErrImagePull: What Each One Means

Two statuses, one underlying problem, and about six causes. Here is how to read the event message and fix the right thing.

ImagePullBackOff vs ErrImagePull: What Each One Means. Abstract kubernetes illustration in orange and dark grey on debugly.dev
Message contains Cause
not found, manifest unknown Tag or repository does not exist
unauthorized, authentication required Missing or wrong credentials
no such host DNS cannot resolve the registry
connection refused, i/o timeout Network path to the registry blocked
denied, forbidden Credentials valid, permissions insufficient
toomanyrequests Rate limited, usually Docker Hub
no match for platform Image exists for a different architecture

Published on debugly.dev by Rohit Bhadani | Founder of Krova Cloud