What is the ImagePullBackoff error in Kubernetes and how to fix it?

Like CrashLoopBackoff, the ImagePullBackoff is not an error but a waiting status you might see in your kubernetes pods, with the backoff time increasing after every retry.
The error itself is "ErrImagePull", and it happens when there are issues when pulling the container image to the kubernetes node.
So how do you solve these pull errors?
Take a look at our video to get some ideas on how to resolve the various issues!
If you want more details, check out these links:
- our blog on ImagePullBackoff:
sysdig.com/blog/kubernetes-er...
- Docker Hub pull rate limits:
docs.docker.com/docker-hub/do...
- Kubernetes documentation on ImagePullSecrets:
kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/c...
- Tutorial on how to add an ImagePullSecret to a ServiceAccount:
kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/conf...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:15 What is ImagePullBackoff?
0:42 Why does it happen, and how to fix it
1:28 ErrImageNeverPull
2:05 Outro

[@sysdig]

Want to learn more about the dreaded CrashLoopBackoff? Take a look at our other short video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3KYk4CGg9idb5Y And if you're ready for the next level, be sure to follow this container security best practices! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYecn4aLapl1hc0

[@minWi]

For `ErrImageNeverPull` you can also pull manually the container image using `crictl` or `nerdctl`

[@capitangolo]

Love those cute pods ^_^

[@user-kx4mh2dy5g]

it is very cool the video, which tool do you use to build those amazing sad pods and so on in the video? Thanks