K9s

K9s is a terminal UI (TUI) for Kubernetes. It is faster than clicking in a web dashboard and morediscoverable than raw kubectl.

When to Use

• Terminal-Based Kubernetes Cluster Management: Fast, interactive curses UI for navigating pods, services, and deployments.
• Real-Time Log Streaming & Resource Monitoring: Tailing multi-pod logs, sorting by CPU/memory, and port forwarding.
• Custom K9s Plugins & Aliases: Extending the CLI with custom shell commands (e.g. running stern, cert-manager status).
• Read-Only Inspection & Troubleshooting: Safely debugging production clusters with read-only modes.

Quick Start

# Launch k9s with active kubeconfig
k9s