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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this scripts creates a secret and sets that as the default for the default service account
+# the purpose is to overcome the Docker imagepullratelimit restriction
+
+echo enter your docker username
+read -s DOCKERUSER
+echo enter your docker password
+read -s DOCKERPASS
+
+kubectl create secret docker-registry dockercreds \
+	--docker-username=$DOCKERUSER \
+	--docker-password=$DOCKERPASS \
+
+kubectl patch serviceaccount default \
+	-p '{"imagePullSecrets": [{"name": "dockercreds"}]}'
+