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IDE and Tools

There are lots of Kubernetes dev solutions out there. The choices can be overwhelming. We’re here to help you figure out the right one for you.

  • Beginner Level:
    • Kind
    • Docker for Desktop
    • Microk8s
  • Intermediate Level:
    • Minikube
    • k3d
    • Rancher Desktop
  • Advanced Level:
    • Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
    • Azure Kubernetes Service
    • Google Kubernetes Engine
    • Custom Clusters

Command line tools

git

A distributed version-control system for tracking changes in source code during software development:

$ git version
git version 2.21.0

docker

A client to run the Linux containers:

$ docker --version
Docker version 19.03.5, build 633a0ea

kubectl

Knative minimum requires Kubernetes v1.15+; however, we recommend using v1.15.0. To check your kubectl version run:

$ kubectl version --short
Client Version: v1.15.0
Server Version: v1.15.0

helm

Helps you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes appli‐ cations:

$ helm version
version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.0.2"...}

stern

Allows you to tail multiple pods on Kubernetes and multiple containers within the pod:

$ stern --version
stern version 1.11.0

yq

A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor:

$ yq --version
yq version 2.4.1

httpie

A command-line HTTP client that will make you smile:

$ http --version
1.0.3

hey

A tiny program that sends some load to a web application. hey does not have a version option, so you can use hey --help to verify that it is in your $PATH.

watch

Execute a program periodically, showing output in full screen:

$ watch --version
watch from procps-ng 3.3.15

kubectx

Allows you to switch faster between clusters and namespaces. kubectx does not have a version option, so you can use kubectx --help to verify that it is in your $PATH. kubens is installed with kubectx, so you can use kubens --help to verify that it is in your $PATH.