When working with multiple Kubernetes clusters, administrators and developers often use kubectl commands and kube config contexts to switch between clusters. While this is a powerful approach, it requires users to remember various commands and context names, which can become difficult as the number of clusters grows.
For those who prefer a more interactive way to manage Kubernetes environments, tools with user-friendly interfaces can simplify day to day operations. In this blog, we will learn about K9s, a terminal based user interface that provides an efficient way to interact with Kubernetes clusters. K9s enables users to navigate resources, monitor workloads, view logs, and manage clusters directly from the terminal.
Prerequisites: This blog is demonstrated on Windows, and Chocolatey should be installed on your machine.
Open PowerShell and run the following command to install K9s
choco install k9s
Once the installation is complete, type k9s and press Enter. This will launch the K9s interface. If you have multiple Kubernetes clusters configured, you can switch between them using K9s. If you have only one cluster, K9s will display the pods running in the currently selected cluster by default.
You can switch between clusters using the UI. To navigate into a cluster, pod, or container, select the item and press Enter. To go back to the previous screen, press q.
Using this tool, you can easily work with multiple Kubernetes clusters efficiently.
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