kubectx
Fast switching between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces
kubectx and kubens are open-source command-line utilities that make switching between Kubernetes clusters and namespaces fast and easy. They simplify daily work with self-hosted clusters.
Key features
- Quick context switching
- Namespace switching
- Interactive fuzzy search
- Shell completion
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 19.9k GitHub stars
- Written in Go
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