ku is a terminal-based interface for working with Kubernetes clusters. It’s a fast, keyboard-driven application that lets you browse resources, inspect cluster health, view YAML, read logs, edit objects, open shells into pods, and run common operational tasks without leaving the terminal. The application starts in read-only mode by default, which makes it safer for exploring cluster state before enabling mutating actions.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Browse Kubernetes resources from a fast keyboard-driven terminal interface.
- Provides a cockpit overview with cluster health, node gauges, pod status, deployment status, and recent warnings.
- Supports resource summaries, raw YAML, logs, edit-in-editor, delete, scale, restart, and CronJob trigger actions.
- Starts in read-only mode, with edit mode available for mutating operations.
- Includes configurable sidebar support for custom resources and shows equivalent kubectl commands.
Website: github.com/bjarneo/ku
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Developer: bjarneo
License: MIT License
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|---|---|
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| Freelens | Graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters |
| KDash | Terminal-based Kubernetes dashboard |
| Headlamp | Web interface for Kubernetes |
| Che | Kubernetes based Cloud Development Environments for Enterprise Teams |
| kubewall | Single-binary Kubernetes dashboard |
| Monokle | Create and maintain high-quality Kubernetes configurations |
| Koreo | Platform engineering toolkit for Kubernetes |
| Seabird | Kubernetes IDE designed for the GNOME desktop |
| Kubethor | Kubernetes management web application |
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