Kubernetes:tools

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This page lists all tools that can be useful when working with Kubernetes (k8):

• kubectl: official CLI to interact with k8 clusters
• [krew](https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/): kubectl plugins manager - enables automatic installation and update of additional kubectl commands
• [kubectx/kubens](https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx): easily switch between k8 contexts (clusters) or namespaces in terminal
• [k9s](https://github.com/derailed/k9s): terminal CLI to list and interact with cluster resources in a friendly manner
• [Lens](https://k8slens.dev/): GUI app to interact with cluster (requires account)
• [kubectl-view-secret](https://github.com/elsesiy/kubectl-view-secret): kubectl plugin to view decoded secret data
• [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/): setup local kubernetes cluster on your workstation
• [kubent](https://github.com/doitintl/kube-no-trouble): terminal CLI to check current cluster compatibility with a target version (for k8 migration)