awesome-kubectl-plugins

A curated list of awesome kubectl plugins inspired by the awesome list.

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What are kubectl plugins?

Since version 1.12, kubectl includes a plugin mechanism that allows you to extend kubectl with custom commands. Extending kubectl with plugins greatly enhances the productivity while using the CLI.

| No. | Plugin | Description | Category | Github Stars | | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |--------------| | 1 | rakkess | Review Access - kubectl plugin to show an access matrix for k8s server resources | RBAC | | | 2 | kubectl-who-can | Show who has RBAC permissions to perform actions on different resources in Kubernetes | RBAC | | | 3 | kubectl-neat | Clean up Kuberntes yaml and json output to make it readable | Linting | | | 4 | ksort | Sort manifest files in a proper order by Kind | Linting | | | 5 | kubectl-debug | Debug your pod by a new container with every troubleshooting tools pre-installed | Debugging | | | 6 | kube-profefe | continuous profiling made easy in Kubernetes with profefe | Debugging | | | 7 | ksniff | Kubectl plugin to ease sniffing on kubernetes pods using tcpdump and wireshark | Networking | | | 8 | kubectl-swiftnp | A kubectl plugin for rendering details of Network Policies. | Networking | | | 9 | kubectl-trace | Schedule bpftrace programs on your kubernetes cluster using the kubectl | Networking | | | 10 | kubectl-capture | A kubectl plugin which triggers a Sysdig capture https://sysdig.com/opensource/inspect/ | Networking | | | 11 | kubectl-plugin-pvc | A simple kubectl binary plugin for PVC operations | Storage | | | 12 | kubectl-dfi | List and show disk resources of images on Kubernetes nodes. | Storage | | | 13 | kubectl-unbound-pvc | List and show disk resources of images on Kubernetes nodes. | Storage | | | 14 | kubectl-df-pv | giving admins df (disk free) like utility for persistent volumes | Storage | | | 15 | outdated | Find and report outdated images running in a Kubernetes cluster | Security | | | 16 | kubectl-kubesec | Security risk analysis for Kubernetes resources https://kubesec.io | Security | | | 17 | duplik8s | Duplicate Pods with overriden commands and configurations. | Exec | | | 18 | kubectl-enter | Exec into node via kubectl | Exec | | | 19 | kubectl-iexec | Kubectl plugin to interactively exec into a pod | Exec | | | 20 | kubectl-ssh | A kubectl plugin to ssh into a pod's node | Exec | | | 21 | kubectl-kcn | A script and kubectl plugin which makes it easier to ssh into nodes within your cluster. | Exec | | | 22 | duyguserbest kubectl-iexec | A script and kubectl plugin which makes it easier to ssh into nodes within your cluster. | Exec | | | 23 | kubectl-exec-all | kubectl plugin to execute a command in all running pods of a resource. | Exec | | | 24 | kubectl-nsenter | Simple kubectl plugin to take pod name, SSH onto node and spawn an nsenter shell | Exec | | | 25 | kvaps kubectl-ssh | Tiny plugin for connecting to node in the cluster over SSH | Exec | | | 26 | kubectl-warp | Kubernetes CLI plugin for syncing and executing local files in Pod on Kubernetes | Exec | | | 27 | kubectl-plugin-ssh-jump | A kubectl plugin to SSH into Kubernetes nodes using a SSH jump host Pod | Exec | | | 28 | kubectl-texec | Attach to the pod matching the label with Tmux | Exec | | | 29 | kubectl-dig | Deep kubernetes visibility from the kubectl | Visibility | | | 30 | kubectl-utility | Utility tool for observing k8s resources. | Visibility | | | 31 | kubectl-graph | A kubectl plugin to visualize Kubernetes resources and relationships. | Visibility | | | 32 | kubectl-tree | A kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree | Visibility | | | 33 | kubectl-topology | A kubectl plugin that provides insight into the topology of a Kubernetes cluster. | Visibility | | | 34 | Pod-Dive | A kubectl plugin to dive into your Kubernetes nodes pods, and inspect them. | Visibility | | | 35 | kubectl-dashboard | Instantly get a Kubernetes dashboard | Visibility | | | 36 | kubelogin | kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OpenID Connect authentication (kubectl oidc-login) | Authn/Authz | | | 37 | k8s-pixy-auth | k8s plugin to authenticate against an OIDC compatible issuer using PKCE (pixy) flow | Authn/Authz | | | 38 | kubectl-login | Kubectl plugin for re-authenticate into OpenID Connect Provider via CLI | Authn/Authz | | | 39 | zjj2wry kubectl-login | The kubectl plugin is used to login to the kubernetes cluster by oidc authentication. | Authn/Authz | | | 40 | kubectl-pass | kubectl plugin for integration with pass (the standard unix password manager) | Authn/Authz | | | 41 | kubectl-ssm-secret | A kubectl plugin to allow import/export of kubernetes secrets to/from AWS SSM Parameter Store path. | Secrets | | | 42 | kubectl-decode-secret | A kubectl plugin to decode Kubernetes secrets | Secrets | | | 43 | kubectl-gopass | Plugin for kubectl to support reading and writing secrets directly from/to gopass | Secrets | | | 44 | kubectl-modify-secret | kubectl-modify-secrets allows user to directly modify the secret without worrying about base64 encoding/decoding | Secrets | | | 45 | weibeld kubectl-ctx | A kubectl plugin for interactively changing the kubeconfig context | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 46 | weibeld kubectl-ns | A kubectl plugin for interactively switching between namespaces in your cluster | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 47 | kubectl-select-context | light kubectl plugin that prompts user to select config context | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 48 | kubectl-use | Plugin for simple switch kubernetes contexts and namespaces | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 49 | kubectx | Switch faster between clusters and namespaces in kubectl https://kubectx.dev | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 50 | kubectl-ns | Simple kubectl plugin to display/switch namespaces | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 51 | kubectl-use | Plugin for simple switch kubernetes contexts and namespaces | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 52 | kubectl-switch | Kubernetes multi-cluster command-line management tool | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 53 | caas-one kubectl-switch | Kubernetes multi-cluster command-line management tool | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 54 | juanvallejo kubectl-ns | Quickly view or change the current namespace via kubectl | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 55 | km | EKS MFA kubeconfig management tool. Thin wrapper for kubectl. | Context/Namespace Switching | | | 56 | ketall | Like kubectl get all, but get really all resources | Resource CRUDs | | | 57 | kubectl-grep | Filter Kubernetes resources by matching their names | Resource CRUDs | | | 58 | kubectl-all | kubectl plugin to list all resources in given namespace | Resource CRUDs | | | 59 | kubectl-watch | Watches Kubernetes resources | Resource CRUDs | | | 60 | kubectl-custom-cols | a kubectl plugin that help you customize output columns like a boss ! | Resource CRUDs | | | 61 | kubepod | Search pods faster in kubectl | Resource CRUDs | | | 62 | kubectl-resources | Plugin to access Kubernetes resource requests, limits, and usage. | Resource CRUDs | | | 63 | kubectl-free | Show various requested resources on Kubernetes nodes | Resource CRUDs | | | 64 | kubectl-match-name | regex matching for resource names | Resource CRUDs | | | 65 | kubectl-eksporter | A simple Ruby-script to export k8s resources | Resource CRUDs | | | 66 | kube-capacity | A simple CLI that provides an overview of the resource requests, limits, and utilization in a Kubernetes cluster | Resource CRUDs | | | 67 | kubectl-rotate-pods | kubectl plugin to easily restart all pods of a deployment | Resource CRUDs | | | 68 | kubectl-terminate | kubectl-terminate, a kubectl plugin to remove finalizers and finally delete k8s resources | Resource CRUDs | | | 69 | kubectl-extension-versions | Filter Kubernetes resources by matching their names | Controller/Operator | | | 70 | kudo | A kubectl plugin to use kudo via kubectl CLI | Controller/Operator | | | 71 | ipick | A kubectl wrapper for interactive resource selection | Controller/Operator | | | 72 | kubectl-tmux-logs | A kubectl plugin to display container logs within separate tmux panes | Logging | | | 73 | kubectl-clogs | kubectl plugin to follow logs of multiple running pods | Logging | | | 74 | kubectl-mtail | Kubectl helper to get logs from multiple pods | Logging | // Gitlab repository | | 75 | kubectl-open-svc-plugin | kubectl open-svc plugin makes services accessible via their ClusterIP from outside your cluster | Uncategorized | | | 76 | kubectl-doctor | k8s cluster triage plugin - scan your cluster for anomalies (brew doctor equivalent) | Uncategorized | | | 77 | kubectl-view-serviceaccount-kubeconfig-plugin | A kubectl plugin that show a kubeconfig to access the apiserver with a specified serviceaccount. | Uncategorized | | | 78 | unfork | Kubectl plugin to find forked Helm Charts and other K8s resources and unfork them https://www.unfork.io | Uncategorized | | | 79 | kubectl-config-merge | A kubectl plugin for merging multiple kubeconfig files. A cli-runtime example. | Uncategorized | | | 80 | konfig | konfig helps to merge, split or import kubeconfig files | Uncategorized | | | 81 | kubectlsafe | Safe operations in kubectl with plugin kubectlsafe | Uncategorized | | | 82 | kubectl-rainbow | Simple binary to colorize output. | Uncategorized | | | 83 | kubectl-ansible | An ansible dynamic inventory plugin for kubernetes cluster nodes | Uncategorized | | | 84 | kubectl-server-version | A kubectl plugin for rendering the Kubernetes server version. | Uncategorized | | | 85 | kubectl-config-cleanup | A kubectl plugin for automatically cleaning up your kubeconfig | Uncategorized | | | 86 | kubectl-gitlab-bootstrap | Quickly add a Kubernetes cluster to a GitLab project | Uncategorized | | | 87 | kubectl-captain | kubectl plugin for captain | Uncategorized | | | 88 | kubectl preflight | Preflight Checks and Support Bundles Framework for Kubernetes Applications https://troubleshoot.sh | Uncategorized | | | 89 | kubectl support-bundle | Preflight Checks and Support Bundles Framework for Kubernetes Applications https://troubleshoot.sh | Uncategorized | | | 90 | kubectl-virt-plugin | Holds all scripts to create packages and manifest file required for publishing the virtctl binary as a krew package for kubectl. | Uncategorized | | | 91 | kcf | A CLI tool providing you with status & configuration of a Kubernetes cluster fleet | Uncategorized | | | 92 | kubepug | Kubernetes PreUpGrade (Checker) | Uncategorized | | | 93 | kubectl view-secret | Decode Kubernetes secrets | Secrets | | | 94 | kubectl-cilium | A kubectl plugin for interacting with Cilium. | Networking | | | 95 | kubectl-carbonetes-scan | Integrates container analysis directly into your cluster. | Container Security | | | 96 | kubectl-cyclonus | Analyze, explain, and probe network policies. | Networking | | | 97 | kubectl-view-webhook | Visualize your webhook configurations | Visibility | | | 98 | kubectl-translate | Helps migrate your app to run on Kubernetes. Generates K8s yamls, Helm chart, Operator, CI/CD pipeline, Kustomize overlays, etc. | Migration | | | 99 | kubectl-datree | Scan resources within your cluster for misconfigurations | Misconfiguration Detection | | | 100 | kubectl-irsa | Check the IAM capabilities of the serviceaccounts via AWS PolicySimulator | Security | | | 101 | kubectl-dumpy | Performs tcpdump captures on resources | Networking | | | 102 | kubectl-tks | Execute scripts on pods within tmux windows | Exec | | | 103 | kubectl find | UNIX-find-like plugin for kubectl to find resources and perform action on them | Uncategorized | | | 104 | kubectl-kanvas-snapshot | A kubectl plugin for rendering Kanvas Snapshots. | Uncategorized |