k8s-wait-for vs docker-k8s-wait-for-it

k8s-wait-for

A simple script that allows to wait for a k8s service, job or pods to enter a desired state (by groundnuty)

docker-k8s-wait-for-it

Init container for Kubernetes to ensure a service, pods, or DNS are correctly configured before allowing the other containers in the pod to start. (by stevenaldinger)

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k8s-wait-for		docker-k8s-wait-for-it
	Project
6	Mentions	1
563	Stars	6
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	10.0
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	over 5 years ago
Shell	Language	Shell
MIT License	License	-

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k8s-wait-for

Posts with mentions or reviews of k8s-wait-for. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-25.

Managing external database versions in Kubernetes
8 projects | /r/kubernetes | 25 Dec 2022

You would then use an init-container like k8s-wait-for to only launch the new version of the app once the database has been updated.
k8s-wait-for: A simple script that allows to wait for a k8s service, job or pods to enter a desired state
1 project | /r/kubernetes | 28 Nov 2022
How to Start a Pod after ALL others are Running ?
1 project | /r/kubernetes | 11 Oct 2022
k8s-wait-for VS docker-k8s-wait-for-it - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 4 Nov 2021
Setting up an order in which containers would start
2 projects | /r/kubernetes | 29 Oct 2021
Rainbow deployments in Kubernetes - is this the best approach for zero-downtime with long running (hours) workloads?
1 project | /r/devops | 7 Apr 2021

We're using job to run commands as a prerequisite for a deployment (initContainer are not a good fit since we don't want these commands to run on each pod start up). We create a job with a different name (usually the commit hash) and have an initContainer in the deployment running this image: https://github.com/groundnuty/k8s-wait-for

docker-k8s-wait-for-it

Posts with mentions or reviews of docker-k8s-wait-for-it. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-04.

k8s-wait-for VS docker-k8s-wait-for-it - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 4 Nov 2021

Works fine.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing k8s-wait-for and docker-k8s-wait-for-it you can also consider the following projects:

k3s-gitops - My home Kubernetes (k3s) cluster managed by GitOps (Flux2) [Moved to: https://github.com/onedr0p/home-cluster]

argo - Workflow Engine for Kubernetes

PIVT - Helm charts for running and operating Hyperledger Fabric in Kubernetes. Previously hosted at https://github.com/APGGroeiFabriek/PIVT.

flux2-kustomize-helm-example - A GitOps workflow example for multi-env deployments with Flux, Kustomize and Helm.

helm-secrets - DEPRECATED A helm plugin that help manage secrets with Git workflow and store them anywhere [Moved to: https://github.com/zendesk/helm-secrets]

k8s-gitops - GitOps principles to define kubernetes cluster state via code

database-migration - Continuous Database Configuration with Flyway and Kubernetes

liquibase - Main Liquibase Source

atlas - Manage your database schema as code