kubectx
Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl (by ahmetb)
k3d
Little helper to run CNCF's k3s in Docker (by k3d-io)
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| 40 | 76 | |
| 16,894 | 5,067 | |
| - | 2.1% | |
| 3.3 | 7.3 | |
| 11 days ago | 7 days ago | |
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| Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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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.
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?
k3d
Posts with mentions or reviews of k3d.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-25.
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15 Options To Build A Kubernetes Playground (with Pros and Cons)
K3D: is a lightweight distribution of Kubernetes designed for resource-constrained environments. It is an excellent option for running Kubernetes on virtual machines or cloud servers.
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Why You Should Use k3d for Local Development. A Developer's Guide
k3d is a lightweight wrapper that makes running Kubernetes (specifically, the lightweight k3s distribution) in Docker straightforward and efficient. It's designed to provide developers with a quick and easy way to test Kubernetes without the overhead of setting up a full cluster.
- Turning my laptop into a one-node k8s-cluster?
- Single node K8S distribution for little production
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Distributing containers to run locally?
If you customer prefers to run the standard docker engine you could use k3d
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Unable to launch older version (v2.6.8) of Rancher
You don’t need to run Rancher from a Kubernetes cluster, the rancher/rancher image works fine with Docker (it uses k3d, aka « k3s in docker » : https://k3d.io/).
- Blog: KWOK: Kubernetes WithOut Kubelet
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Building a RESTful API With Functions
K3d and Skaffold for local development
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Local Kubernetes Playground Made Easy
If you are a developer and want to learn how to deploy applications to a cluster, getting a cluster up an running can be a daunting task in it's own rights. There are many ways to do it: spinning up local virtual machines and configuring from scratch or using tools like minikube, etc. You may not care for the pain of setting up and configuring a cluster, and if that is you, then the quickest way that I have found is using k3d.
- Despliega un clúster de Kubernetes en segundos con k3sup
What are some alternatives?
When comparing kubectx and k3d you can also consider the following projects:
fzf-tab - Replace zsh's default completion selection menu with fzf!
kind - Kubernetes IN Docker - local clusters for testing Kubernetes
kubie - A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
kubeswitch - The kubectx for operators.
k0s - k0s - The Zero Friction Kubernetes
kubecm - Manage your kubeconfig more easily.
k3sup - bootstrap K3s over SSH in < 60s 🚀
kubectl-neat - Clean up Kubernetes yaml and json output to make it readable
k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes
kubectl-trace - Schedule bpftrace programs on your kubernetes cluster using the kubectl
microk8s - MicroK8s is a small, fast, single-package Kubernetes for datacenters and the edge.