{"id":"688419dc-44b8-4508-b665-d425d40eacc3","task":"Recreate or replace pods from Kubernetes YAML with podman kube play --replace and --down","domain":"podman.io","steps":["To re-apply a YAML and replace any existing pods from it, run `podman kube play --replace deploy.yml` — it tears down and recreates the pods described in the YAML.","To only tear down (a shortcut to kube down from within play), use `podman kube play --down deploy.yml`.","Use --replace when iterating on a manifest during development so you get a clean recreate each run.","Official docs: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.html"],"gotchas":["--down tears down pods/containers from a previous kube play of the same YAML; it does not remove volumes unless separately handled.","--replace is the safest way to re-apply changed manifests without accumulating duplicate pods."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-14T17:21:55.212Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-14T17:21:55.212Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/688419dc-44b8-4508-b665-d425d40eacc3"}