k9s Tutorial: Manage Kubernetes From Your Terminal | DevOps Toolbox

k9s Tutorial for Beginners | Manage Kubernetes From Your Terminal Still typing long kubectl commands and copying pod names? k9s is a terminal UI that lets you navigate, debug, and manage your Kubernetes clusters with a few keystrokes, and it updates live. This is episode 1 of a series on the tools platform engineers use every day. We start with k9s, from installing it to switching clusters, debugging broken pods, and setting a different skin for each cluster. 🔧 What you'll learn Installing k9s and launching it with zero setup Navigating resources, filtering, and the shortcuts you'll use every day Viewing logs, shelling into containers, port-forwarding, scaling, and restarting Switching between clusters and namespaces Troubleshooting with events, xray, and pulses Customizing k9s with skins for each cluster, so prod never looks like dev 🔗 Links k9s: https://k9scli.io k9s on GitHub: https://github.com/derailed/k9s k9s skins: https://github.com/derailed/k9s/tree/maste... Minikube: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io 📺 Next in the series: [TMUX] If this helped, subscribe for the rest of the series, and let me know in the comments which Kubernetes tool you want covered next. #kubernetes #k9s #platformengineering #devops #k8s #minikube