helm-diff VS k9s

#!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." source scripts/common.sh green "Installing Kubectl" install_kubectl green "Installing helm version => ${HELM_VERSION}" install_helm green "Setting up Kong Helm Repo" helm repo add kong https://charts.konghq.com helm repo update green "Installing Helm Diff Plugin" helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff || true green "Setting up AWS Auth" setup_aws_auth green "Set the current namespace" kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=${KONG_NAME}-kong green "Validating VPA Config => ${KONG_NAME}-kong-vpa" kubectl diff -f ${KONG_NAME}/vpa.yaml || true if [[ "${KONG_NAME}" == prd ]]; then green "Validating Ingress => ${KONG_NAME}-kong-ingress" kubectl diff -f ${KONG_NAME}/ingress.yaml || true fi green "Validating Kong => ${KONG_NAME}" helm diff upgrade \ --install \ "${KONG_NAME}" \ kong/kong \ --namespace "${NAMESPACE}" \ -f ${KONG_NAME}/kong.yaml \ --set-file dblessConfig.config=${KONG_NAME}/declarative.yaml \ --version 2.6.3

helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff helm plugin install https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git helm plugin install https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets

helm-diff plugin to see differences about what will be deployed.

There's Helm plugin (https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff) that show diff results for you, for example

    helm diff upgrade   --namespace 

So helm secrets is a helm plugin, not quite native. It requires the helm diff plugin as well.

Pierre: The first tool I recommend is K9s. It's not just a time-saver but a productivity booster. With its intuitive interface, you can speed up all the usual kubectl commands, access logs, edit resources and configurations, and more. It's like having a personal assistant for your cluster management tasks.

The last thing you really need is a common set of tools that you want fingertip access to. I really commonly use LazyGit and K9s in my day job so those are the tools I will show off in this article.

K9s is your best friend (get it? 🐶) when exploring your cluster via the terminal. It shares commonality with Vim for its interaction style using shortcuts and starting commands with: but don’t let that discourage you. K9s keeps a vigilant eye on Kubernetes activities, providing real-time information and intuitive commands for resource interaction.

k9s: brew install k9s

I would like to put in a vote for k9s, which is also on the list at Terminal Trove. [0] It's the most convenient tool I've ever found for Kubernetes management. Based on that experience I'll definitely be checking out Harlequin.

[0] https://k9scli.io/

$ wget https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/download/v0.29.1/k9s_Darwin_amd64.tar.gz $ tar -xzf k9s_Darwin_amd64.tar.gz $ sudo mv k9s /usr/local/bin/

All in all, run things, do some kubectl apply -f something.yml every day, install k9s, and try to configure a big one cluster at some point.

(K9s is one of my favorite tools for navigating Kubernetes clusters through the CLI).

K9s is an open-source, terminal-based UI for interacting with your Kubernetes clusters, making navigating, observing, and managing your apps easier. If you use Kubectl but wish it was easier and faster to use, K9s might be just what you're looking for!

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