Most Useful kubectl Plugins

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  • krew

    📦 Find and install kubectl plugins

  • kubectl plugins can be installed in numerous ways, the easiest way would be to install the official plugin manager called krew.

  • kubectl-neat

    Clean up Kubernetes yaml and json output to make it readable

  • Install [neat]((https://github.com/itaysk/kubectl-neat) plugin with krew :

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  • kubectl-view-secret

    Kubernetes CLI plugin to decode Kubernetes secrets

  • Install kubectl-view-secret plugin with krew :

  • rakkess

    Review Access - kubectl plugin to show an access matrix for k8s server resources

  • Install access-matrix plugin with krew :

  • kubectl-blame

    Show who edited resource fields.

  • Install blame plugin with krew :

  • kubectl-df-pv

    kubectl plugin - giving admins df (disk free) like utility for persistent volumes

  • Install df-pv plugin with krew :

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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