kubelogin
A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing azure authentication (by Azure)
kubectx
Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl (by ahmetb)
| kubelogin | kubectx | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 40 | |
| 454 | 16,998 | |
| 2.0% | - | |
| 8.2 | 3.8 | |
| 6 days ago | 5 days ago | |
| Go | Go | |
| MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
kubelogin
Posts with mentions or reviews of kubelogin.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-10.
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How to switch to Azure kubelogin
But then you visit https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin expecting an easy to follow guide on how it works and how to switch to kubelogin, but all you see is a wall of text and lots, lots of commands. I don't know about you, but it took me a while to figure out how that works. So I decided to write this post to help you get started. 😊
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What are some useful Kubernetes tools you can share?
If you’re on AKS, then https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin is a must. It simplifies tremendously the authentication process by replacing the device code authentication with Azure CLI.
kubectx
Posts with mentions or reviews of kubectx.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-07.
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Building a Kubernetes Operator with the Operator Framework
kubectx: brew install kubectx
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Jenkins Agents On Kubernetes
default is where any actions which require a namespace will go into if one is not explicitly defined in a default setup (tools such as kubens can alter this behavior). In the context of Jenkins, namespaces are a useful way to allow isolation of individual Jenkins instances that want to utilize the same Kubernetes cluster. Creation of a namespace is a simple option to kubectl:
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Tool to manage kubeconfig configurations
Here you go: https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx and https://kubecm.cloud/
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Setting kubectl context via env var
check out kubectx/kubens https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx very handy tool to permanently switch context/namespace
- Minikube broke my Kubectl config
- Managing local cluster config
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How to Deploy and Scale Strapi on a Kubernetes Cluster 1/2
kubectx + kubens v0.9.4
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[ANN] Kele: Snappy Kubernetes cluster management in Emacs
For a peek at what's currently possible, visit the documentation site, in particular the Usage section. For this initial release, it has feature parity with kubectx and kubens and that's about it, but there's lots of room for growth.
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Injecting secrets from Vault into Helm charts with ArgoCD
I also encourage you to install kubectx + kubens to navigate Kubernetes easily.
- What daily terminal based tools are you using for cluster management?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing kubelogin and kubectx you can also consider the following projects:
kubesess - Kubectl plugin managing sessions
fzf-tab - Replace zsh's default completion selection menu with fzf!
kubenav - kubenav is the navigator for your Kubernetes clusters right in your pocket.
kubie - A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens
kubectl-debug - This repository is no longer maintained, please checkout https://github.com/JamesTGrant/kubectl-debug.
kubeswitch - The kubectx for operators.
kubecm - Manage your kubeconfig more easily.
kubectl-neat - Clean up Kubernetes yaml and json output to make it readable
kubectl-trace - Schedule bpftrace programs on your kubernetes cluster using the kubectl
k9s - 🐶 Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
kube-ps1 - Kubernetes prompt info for bash and zsh
krew - 📦 Find and install kubectl plugins