lucj/k8stools repository overview

Image containing several useful tools to interact with a Kubernetes cluster

⁠Version

Version of the main components:

• tag 1.21.1:

  • kubectl: 1.21.1
  • helm3: 3.6.0
  • k9s: 0.24.10

• tag 1.18.8:

  • kubectl: 1.18.8
  • helm2: 2.16.10
  • helm3: 3.3.0
  • k9s: 0.21.7

• tag 1.18.0:

  • kubectl: 1.18.0
  • helm2: 2.16.3
  • helm3: 3.1.0
  • k9s: 0.19.0

⁠Content

The image contains the following (and usual) packages:

• curl
• jq
• ca-certificates
• git
• vim
• bash-completion

and the following kubernetes related tools:

• kubectl (with bash completion)
• kubectl aliases (https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-aliases⁠)
• kubectx / kubens (https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx⁠)
• kube-ps1 (https://github.com/jonmosco/kube-ps1⁠)
• helm3 client
• k9s

⁠Usage

The following command run a bash shell in a container based on the k8stools images

$ docker run -ti \
  -v PATH_TO_KUBE_CONFIG:/kubeconfig \
  lucj/k8stools:TAG

Once in the shell, you can run any kubectl commands against the cluster corresponding to the kubeconfig file provided.

The great k9s tool is available, just run it with

$ k9s