OpenLens
OpenLens Binary Build Repository (by MuhammedKalkan)
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Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl (by ahmetb)
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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.
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.
OpenLens
Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenLens.
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
To support visual feedback for the users who are using tools like Openlens, we can add a +kubebuilder:printcolumn annotation to the MyApp struct. To do so, add the following code to the MyApp struct:
- Imagine the best Kubernetes Dashboard. What does it have?
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Lazydocker
There is also OpenLens (https://github.com/MuhammedKalkan/OpenLens). And for anyone switching from Lens, pod shell and logs functionality can be found as an extension.
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'ekscli' vs. 'aws eks'
`openlens` is now preferred over `Lens`, it has everything you need and none of the fluff that Lens wants to charge you for.
- Kubernetes Enthusiasts: Share Your Ideas for Future Dev Tools
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Stupid question? Lens vs OpenLens vs Monokle
It's actually called OpenLens: https://github.com/lensapp/lens#readme but I don't think the official repo offers binary builds of it. Someone does here though: https://github.com/MuhammedKalkan/OpenLens
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Quick story about adding essential functionality that is missing in the 6.3.0 version of Openlens
It's already at OpenLens readme file: https://github.com/MuhammedKalkan/OpenLens
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Any easy to use gui to create/deploy/monitor k8s for a devops newbie?
You can use Lens which also offers a free license. I would also take a look at OpenLens. You stated that you were looking for something GUI-centric, but I would also take a look at k9s to help you dig deep into your cluster, quickly.
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How do you administrate your cluster on windows?
For managing clusters via Windows, check out WSL2 + k9s and OpenLens
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Questions about Kubernetes and Terraform
Yep Rancher or K3s is a good start. As is OpenLens.
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 OpenLens and kubectx you can also consider the following projects:
k9s - 🐶 Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
fzf-tab - Replace zsh's default completion selection menu with fzf!
lens - Lens - The way the world runs Kubernetes
kubie - A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens
Monokle - 🧐 Monokle Desktop empowers you to better create, understand, and deploy YAML manifests with a visual UI that also provides policy validation and cluster insights.
kubeswitch - The kubectx for operators.
cdk8s - Define Kubernetes native apps and abstractions using object-oriented programming
kubecm - Manage your kubeconfig more easily.
kubecolor - colorizes kubectl output
kubectl-neat - Clean up Kubernetes yaml and json output to make it readable
jqp - A TUI playground to experiment with jq
kubectl-trace - Schedule bpftrace programs on your kubernetes cluster using the kubectl