---
title: Pod is not starting
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/kubernetes-pixie/kubernetes-integration/troubleshooting/common-error-messages/pod-not-starting
---

## Problem

You get the output error `nrk8s-kubelet pod is not starting` when you follow the guided installation.

## Solution

This error indicates that the Kubernetes kubelet pod can't be started within 5 minutes, and the installation script fails due to this timeout.

In this case, you can run this command to see the pod's status and restarts:

```bash
  kubectl get pods -o wide -n newrelic | grep nrk8s-kubelet
```

Check the following:

-   If the pod is in `ImagePullBackOff` status, please check your network connection to allow image pulling from the [right domains](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-solutions/get-started/networks).
-   If the pod is in `Pending` or `ContainerCreating` status, please run these commands to find out the possible reasons from the [debug logs](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/kubernetes-pixie/kubernetes-integration/advanced-configuration/get-logs-version/#verbose-logging):

    ```bash
    kubectl logs newrelic-bundle-nrk8s-kubelet-n newrelic
    kubectl logs newrelic-bundle-nrk8s-kubelet-n newrelic -c kubelet
    ```