Top 6 Shell kubectl-plugin Projects

kubectl-node-shell

4 1,302 5.6 Shell

Exec into node via kubectl

Project mention: There are only 12 binaries in Talos Linux | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-04

Big fan of Talos, have used it in some homelab + cloud clusters over the years, currently powers all my self-hosting. The `talosctl` command is great, and any time you need to do node-level debugging, there's always something like node-shell [1].
[1] https://github.com/kvaps/kubectl-node-shell

konfig

3 331 0.0 Shell

konfig helps to merge, split or import kubeconfig files (by corneliusweig)

Project mention: Kubeconfig-Merger - Dumb script that merge 2 kubeconfig | /r/kubernetes | 2023-04-25

There is also https://github.com/corneliusweig/konfig which allows to merge, split or export kubeconfig.

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kubectl-plugin-ssh-jump

1 165 4.0 Shell

A kubectl plugin to access nodes or remote services using a SSH jump Pod
kubectl-sudo

2 160 0.0 Shell

Run kubernetes commands with the security privileges of another user
kubectl-build

1 144 0.0 Shell

Build dockerfiles directly in your Kubernetes cluster.
kubectl-capture

2 98 0.0 Shell

A kubectl plugin which triggers a Sysdig capture

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).