MEme_vinayakakv·Nov 5, 2025
Agree. I immediately remembered k9s[1], a TUI to manage Kubernetes workloads.
It is written in Go as well.
[1]: https://github.com/derailed/k9s
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One of my favorite features is pure speed, while still having a lot of functionality. If a production bug happens and I need to quickly debug, not much is faster than: - "k9s"…
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| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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25 sourcesI would have said k9s (free) and k9s alpha (pay for additional features), but it looks like the k9s alpha site is not up/working at the moment. k9s itself still gets regular updates, but I’m not sure what the status of k9s alpha is anymore. I had assumed it was still available, but I never tracked it too closely.
https://github.com/derailed/k9s
https://k9scli.io/
In Ask HN: Are there any CLI only tools that are monetised> At least the good news is that TUI apps are not getting any traction, and I can completely understand why.
lazygit (54k stars on GitHub) and k9s got a lot of traction and are very popular:
https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
https://github.com/derailed/k9s
In Show HN: Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keysHere is the link of k9s. Great project as well. https://github.com/derailed/k9s
In Lazydocker: a lazier way to manage everything DockerK9s: A lazier way to manage Kubernetes Clusters
117 points · Open discussionk9s makes me feel like (and look like to my coworkers) a k8s wizard, the parenthetical especially when I'm sharing my terminal and zipping around using keyboard shortcuts
https://github.com/derailed/k9s
In Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 edition)Try k9s
https://github.com/derailed/k9s
In Reasons Kubernetes is so complexK9s – Kubernetes CLI to Manage Your Clusters in Style
3 points · Open discussionMaybe not the "home page" you asked for, but https://github.com/derailed/k9s gives all the info I need/want for an amazing front end.
In Ask HN: Show me the sexy, sexy home page of your favorite free CLI projectUsing a client like that helped me get up to speed as well. If anyone wants a terminal based k8s client, I like https://github.com/derailed/k9s
In Google admits Kubernetes container tech is too complexK9s considers switching to a subscription model
1 points · Open discussionAre there any powerful tools like these from command line(shell)? I prefer to use GUI to quickly navigate or do some advanced ops over remembering multiple commands.
I do use k9s (https://github.com/derailed/k9s), however it still lacks lot of functionality.
In Headlamp: a new UI for KubernetesOne of my favorite features is pure speed, while still having a lot of functionality.
If a production bug happens and I need to quickly debug, not much is faster than:
- "k9s" (start the CLI)
- "/myservice" (search for the pod)
- "l" (open the logs)
- "/Exception" (search the logs)
Maybe the bug was a bad config file I need to manually edit:
- "<escape>" (close the log view)
- "s" (exec into the container)
K9s has almost completely replaced "kubectl" for me as well. And the dev team behind k9s is great too. We get a new patch about every week and a new feature every 2 weeks or so on average: https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases
In K9s – Manage Your Kubernetes Clusters in StyleThere's a CLI named k9s[0] but it works like a GUI. It's pretty slick IMO.
[0]: https://github.com/derailed/k9s
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