How to fix imagePullPolicy Never in Kubernetes

What this error means

Never prevents pulling. Pod uses cached images only

Typical symptoms

• image not found
• pending
• works when cached
• fails fresh node
• registry unreachable

Common causes

1. not pre-loaded
2. cache cleared
3. wrong node
4. latest with never
5. wrong name

How to fix "imagePullPolicy Never"

Advanced notes

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Official resources & further reading

• 📚Kubernetes Official Documentation
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  Kubernetes API Reference(Official Docs)
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  Kubernetes Tasks: Run Applications(Official Docs)
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  Stack Overflow: Kubernetes image pull policy never(Stack Overflow)
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  Kubernetes GitHub Issues(GitHub)