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Kube Helper

Kube Helper

Pratheesh Russell

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20 installs
| (0) | Free
An extension that simplifies managing local clusters
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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kube-helper

Kube Helper is a wrapper for common kubectl commands that simplifies Kubernetes management by providing quick access to common kubectl commands directly within VSCode.

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📦 How to install

You can install the extension from the VSCode marketplace or download the vsix file from Releases and install it manually.

From VSCode Marketplace

Search for "Kube Helper" in the VSCode marketplace and install it.

From Releases

Download the vsix file from Releases Install Extension

Run the following command to install the downloaded vsix file

code --install-extension  kube-helper-<version>.vsix

# like
code --install-extension  kube-helper-0.0.1.vsix

✨ Features

  • List Resources like Pods, services, etc., in a cluster
  • Edit definition of resources like pods, deployments from VSCode
  • View logs directly in VSCode
  • Exec into Containers
  • Port forward resources
  • Create Debug Pods

list namespaces namespace details view pod details

🛠 Requirements

This extension depends on the kubectl CLI. Make sure it's installed and accessible in your system's PATH.

⚙️ Extension Settings

Click on the side bar icon to activate the extension

🐞 Known Issues

  • Doesn't support all Kubernetes resource types yet.
    Feel free to open a feature request if you'd like support for something specific

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