K9s: A lazier way to manage Kubernetes Clusters

by emersonrsantoson 7/19/23, 1:18 AMwith 19 comments
by lkozloffon 7/19/23, 1:17 PM

I love k9s and use it for most everything... but the unintended result is that I've lost my fluency in kubectl, which is occasionally a hinderance.

But maybe that's what you want from a tool - something so good it essentially replaces the previous way you were doing something?

by roydivisionon 7/19/23, 12:20 PM

On the contrary, I don't see this tool as lazy at all. I find it indispensable, I always have it running in a Tmux pane. No Kubernetes admin should be without, it's a real gem.

Shout out to Fernand and the other contributors for all the work they've put into it, thanks!

by suryaoon 7/19/23, 4:26 PM

I'm a huge fan of k9s and we use it quite a bit at Argonaut.

I'm unaffiliated with the tool except as a user and a tiny sponsor, and I'd encourage users who are willing and able to sponsor this amazing tool as well.

by John23832on 7/19/23, 12:20 PM

Huge fan of K9s.

I take umbrage to "lazier" though. Especially since k9s' themselves considers themselves "a kubernetes CLI To manage your clusters in style". Sort of derogatory editorializing.

by _jacobhon 7/19/23, 12:17 PM

Been using k9s for years, big fan!

by nunezon 7/19/23, 12:20 PM

I only use kubectl because kubectl is enough. Change my mind!

(k9s is well built though.)

by knewteron 7/19/23, 7:14 PM

I met Fernand at the first ElixirConf. Lovely dude, had a lot of fun hanging out. Chatted a few times since then, always a treat. I use his software 100 days a year

by dopidopHNon 7/19/23, 11:40 AM

Being using that and lens. Then lens broke and only k9s.

It’s fine!

by brazaon 7/19/23, 6:32 PM

K9 is amazing. Kudos for all developers.

To be honest I do not miss a single bit of `kubectl` skills.

by mircea_eliadeon 7/19/23, 2:56 PM

k9s and kubectx are lifesavers at my job

by mike503on 7/19/23, 4:28 PM

K9s is amazing.