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Top 12 Go k3 Projects
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Docker itself is open source and free, but its main installer advertised on the official website, Docker Desktop, required a licence fee for "for-profit organization with more than 250 total employees". To avoid any issue we will install an alternative to Docker Desktop, Colima
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InfluxDB
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vcluster
vCluster - Create fully functional virtual Kubernetes clusters - Each vcluster runs inside a namespace of the underlying k8s cluster. It's cheaper than creating separate full-blown clusters and it offers better multi-tenancy and isolation than regular namespaces.
Loft's vCluster is the most popular solution. Creating virtual clusters within your existing physical cluster gives each tenant a complete Kubernetes environment. Operating costs stay low because you're still only running one real cluster, but you gain improved isolation and a simplified tenant onboarding experience.
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K3d - K3s in Docker for local development
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Project mention: Zarf: DevSecOps for Air Gap and Limited-Connection Systems | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-23
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Kairos is a Linux meta-distribution, which means it adds powerful features to distributions you are already familiar with. Here are some of the features it has to offer:
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The system will list all the available Linux Distros. Popular Distros including but not limited to Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise and more will be displayed. Choose your distro accordingly. In this article, I am going to Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Long Term Support).
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Kubernetes-Guide
Kubernetes Guide. Learn all about Kubernetes monitoring, networking, and containers. Whether you're running Kubernetes Locally or in the Cloud ( Azure, AWS, and GCP).
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falco-the-kubernetes-response-engine-using-openfaas-functions
Demonstrating how you can take an action to your intrusions detected by Falco using OpenFaaS functions
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
Go k3s discussion
Go k3s related posts
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Using SpinKube on Kairos
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Fixing ko local image publishing on MacOs
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K3s: smallest K8s on your local
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An opinionated template for deploying a single k3s cluster with Ansible backed by Flux, SOPS, GitHub Actions, Renovate, Cilium, Cloudflare and more!
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K3s – Lightweight Kubernetes
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Turning my laptop into a one-node k8s-cluster?
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Introducing Kairos 2.2.0: extended ARM support!
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Index
What are some of the best open-source k3 projects in Go? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | colima | 23,293 |
| 2 | vcluster | 10,593 |
| 3 | k3sup | 6,677 |
| 4 | k3d | 5,861 |
| 5 | arkade | 4,401 |
| 6 | openelb | 1,745 |
| 7 | zarf | 1,581 |
| 8 | kairos | 1,354 |
| 9 | autok3s | 867 |
| 10 | kubefire | 568 |
| 11 | Kubernetes-Guide | 210 |
| 12 | falco-the-kubernetes-response-engine-using-openfaas-functions | 26 |
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