Tools
How to extended K8s power!
Auto Scaling
Clusterman
Hint: https://engineeringblog.yelp.com/2019/11/open-source-clusterman.html
custom-pod-autoscaler
Also check: https://github.com/jthomperoo/predictive-horizontal-pod-autoscaler
goldilocks
k8s-worker-pod-autoscaler
Keda
kube-downscaler
Kubernetes autoscaler
pangolin
predictive-horizontal-pod-autoscaler
sqs-autoscaler-controller
Artifact management
Grafeas
JFrog
Nexus
skopeo
Backup
etcdctl
Kasten (k10)
katafygio
PX-Backup
Stash
Velero
Blogs / References
Best practices
Admin cluster tasks
kubectl-doctor
Untrak
Popeye
Production Checklist
rudr (Open Application Model specification)
sonobuoy
Spiffe
Broker/PubSub/Messaging
NATS
Chaos Engineering
chaos-mesh
chaoskube
chaostoolkit-kubernetes
Gremlin
kubethanos
kube-monkey
KubeInvaders
litmus
powerfulseal
Cluster management
Cloudhealth
kubermatic
mission-control
Continuous Development
AppSody
CodeWind
DevSpace
dksnap
Draft
Garden
Kabanero
kail
kubetail
kubectl-debug
kubespy
ksync
Okteto
https://okteto.com/blog/remote-kubernetes-development/
Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces
skaffold
Squash
Stern
Telepresence
Tilt
If you are trying to use Tilt with minikube and get this error Error: Could not read node IP from minikube: exec: "minikube": executable file not found in $PATH
Edit ir your minikube kubeconfig file and change the fields bellow to minikubeA (or any string different of minikube):
clusters.0.name
contexts.context.cluster
contexts.0.name
current-context
Libs / Frameworks
Jib
CI/DI
Admiralty
Apollo
Argo
GitOps friendly
autoapply
GitOps friendly
Cellery
Drone CI
Fabric8
Faros
GitOps friendly
Flagger
GitOps friendly
Operator that automates the promotion of canary deployments
flux
GitOps friendly
Hint: https://github.com/justinbarrick/fluxcloud
JenkinsX
GitOps friendly
Ketch
ko (deploy Go applications)
krane
Prow
Rollout
GitOps friendly
Shippable
Spinnaker
Tekton
Reference: https://medium.com/ibm-garage/fun-with-gitops-stitching-kubernetes-tekton-and-argo-ee348afd0b08
Weave Flux
Werf
GitOps friendly
kubegrid
CLI
click
Tubekit
K9s
Krew (kubectl plugins)
https://awesomeopensource.com/project/ishantanu/awesome-kubectl-plugins
https://github.com/etopeter/kubectl-view-utilization
kube-ps1
kubebox
kubectl-sudo
kube-prompt
kubectl-tmux-exec
kubectl-tree
kubectx
Hint: add something like this in your $HOME/.bashrc
kubediff
kubelive
kubeprompt
kube-shell
kubectl-fzf
kubie
Cron
k8s-job-notify
Krontab
Database
CockroachDB
Kubedb
MemSQL
Nebula
Tutorial: https://nebula-graph.io/en/posts/how-to-deploy-nebula-graph-in-kubernetes/
TiDB
Percona
Stolon (PostgreSQL)
Data and event streaming
Apache Flink operator
rudder-server
Data encryption
zettaset
Deployment/package management
arkade
artifacthub
keel
kubeapps
kubernetes-gated-deployments
reckoner
rio
monocular
teresa
Diagrams
diagrams
cloudskew
Distributions / Platforms
Firekube
GitOps friendly
Heptio
kubic
konvoy
OpenShift
Okd
Pharos
k0s
k3s
Hint: https://github.com/alexellis/k3sup
Kind (Kubernetes IN Docker)
kubernix
Lokomotive
metalk8s
Hint: https://github.com/danderson/metallbme
tk8
Typhoon
Run K8s locally
Kind
Microk8s
Minikube
Docker run time
Containerd
CRI-O
Hint: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools
gVisor
Rkt
FaaS
Fission
Fn
IronFunctions
knative
Hint for debugging: https://github.com/nimakaviani/knative-inspect
Kubeless
Nuclio
OpenFaaS
OpenWhisk
Frameworks
Admission controllers
admission-control
Java
Quarkus
Geocoder
Pelias
Governance
Replex
spot.io
kubecost
GitOps
awesome-gitops
gitops.tech
GUI
helm-cabin
Infra.app
k8dash
Konstellate
Kontena
Kubeman
Kubernetic
kubeturbo
kube-ops-view
kubevious
kube-web-view
Kubernator
Kontena Lens
Octant
kube-resource-report
kube-web-view
webkubectl
portainer-k8s
Image management
Base images
distroles
Builders
buildah
gitkube
GitOps friendly
Kaniko
makisu
Cache
kube-fledged
Installers
bootkube
Kops
Kubeadm
Kubeadmn on bare metal:
https://github.com/luxas/kubeadm-workshop
https://blog.alexellis.io/kubernetes-in-10-minutes/
https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/independent/high-availability/
kube-aws
Kubespray
RKE
RKE Chick-Fil-A use case: https://medium.com/@cfatechblog/bare-metal-k8s-clustering-at-chick-fil-a-scale-7b0607bd3541
wksctl
GitOps friendly
Machine Learning
kubeflow
terraform-gke-kubeflow-cluster
volcano
Managed solutions
DOKS
giantswarm
kublr
pivotal
platform9
rancher
Volterra
Manifests management
Debug
yq
Reference: http://mikefarah.github.io/yq/#install
Templating
alterant
kompose
Validation
Checkov
copper
kpt
kubeval
Validate a Kubernetes YAML or JSON configuration file
Kubeval was having to pull down all the schemas each time. Learn how speedup the process.
Kube YAML
Monitoring / Logging
botkube
DARK (Dashboards As Resources in Kubernetes)
Fluentd
Prometheus
Long-term retention storage
Cortex
https://github.com/cortexproject/cortex
Thanos
https://github.com/improbable-eng/thanos
InfluxDB
https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/
M3B3
Loghouse
Loki
https://blog.giantswarm.io/grafana-logging-using-loki/
Kube Eagle
Kuberhealthy
kube-state-metrics
kubewatch
Kubricks
searchlight (for Icinga)
Weave Scope
Multi-cluster (multicluster)
Consult
Multi-tenant
keiko
Kiosk
KubeSphere
Networking
Antrea
Container Network Interface (CNIs)
Calico
Multus
egress-operator
fwd (por forwarding)
goldpinger
inlets
kilo
kokotap
kube-magic-ip-address
kubepox
ktunnel
CLI tool that establishes a reverse tunnel between a kubernetes cluster and your local machine
kuttle
kubefwd
kube-ovn
ksniff
Mapping external services
Policy recipes
Skupper
Submariner
trireme-kubernetes
Weave
Nodeless / Virtual Cluster
AWS Fargate
Azure Container Instances (ACI)
elotl
Gardener
Ignite (for AWS Firecracker)
GitOps friendly
Loft
virtual-kubelet
Node management
kured
Kubernetes Reboot Daemon.
https://hub.helm.sh/charts/stable/kured
OpenID Connect Identity (OIDC)
Dex
keycloak
Operating systems
bottlerocket
Operators
Community
kubedex
operatorhub
Guidelines
Kubernetes Operator Maturity Model Guidelines for multi-Operator Stacks
SDK
Overview
Source: https://admiralty.io/blog/kubernetes-custom-resource-controller-and-operator-development-tools/
kubebuilder
kudo
Metacontroller
operator-sdk
Roperator
Performance
Load /stress test
k6
k8s-testsuite
resource-consumer
Benchmark
k8s-testsuite
kubestone
test-infra
weathervane
P2P Registry
Kraken
Dragonfly
Proxy / Mesh / API Management
Ambassador
Backyards
Cilium
Envoy
Gloo
SuperGloo
Gravitee
Istio
Kong
Kuma
Linkerd
Kiali
Maesh
meshery
Traefik
voyager
Resource Quota management
kube-capacity
kube-resource-explorer
kuberhaus
kubectl-snapshot
limit-operator
https://medium.com/swlh/make-your-kubernetes-cluster-bulletproof-6304dd667ade
RBAC Management
Athenz
rakkess
permission-manager
rbac-manager
Service Catalog / Infra provision
Overview
Consul
Google
AWS
Azure
Terraform
kubeform
kubevirt
Storage
kadalu
NVMe-oF
Portworx
rook
Template tools
hyscale
kustomize
Kustomize best practices: https://medium.com/@lundbird/managing-kubernetes-environments-with-kustomize-ab3ab819d079
Troubleshoot / Debug / Tracing
crash-diagnostics
Jaeger
Mosaic
Sample profilers
Python
py-spy
Sloop
Workflow
Source: https://learnk8s.io/troubleshooting-deployments
Scheduling
Descheduler
Secret management
Conjur
git-secret
GitOps friendly
helm-ssm
k8sec
Kamus
GitOps friendly
kustomize-sops
GitOps friendly
Krane + EJSON
GitOps friendly
sealed-secrets (kubeseal)
GitOps friendly
Reference: https://learnk8s.io/kubernetes-secrets-in-git/
secrets-init
SOPS
GitOps friendly
Vault-CRD
Vault Secrets Operator
GitOps friendly
yaml-crypt
Security
Aqua
Checkmarx
CIS Benchmark
CVE
mkit
filter-k8s-logs
Reference: https://radu-matei.com/blog/filter-k8s-logs/
Falco
gatekeeper
Kubei
ksphere
NeuVector
Teleport
Red-kube
Snyk
Styra
Tigera
k-rail
Kubernetes security tool for policy enforcement
karydia
kube-bench
kube-hunter
kube-score
kube-scan
kube-owasp-zap
kubesec
KubiScan
Kyverno
Twistlock
Sysdig
VeraCode
trivy
TLS management
cert-manager
Variables management
Env vars
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/
EnvFrom (ConfigMap)
PodPreset
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/podpreset/
Volumes
Flocker
kubectl-unbound-pvc
Workflow management
Airflow
Airflow is not good for dynamic workflows: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41517798/proper-way-to-create-dynamic-workflows-in-airflow, https://hackernoon.com/https-medium-com-talperetz24-scaling-effectively-when-kubernetes-met-celery-e6abd7ce4fed
brigade
Hint: https://github.com/brigadecore/buck
Argo vs. Brigade some of the key differences are:
K8s CRD vs. javascript execution service
Declarative YAML vs. javascript
Argo has built-in artifact support for input/output handling
Argo does not have event handling yet (working on it :-)
As of dec 2017
kruise
luigi
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