stamm / go-kubectx

5x-10x faster alternative to kubectx. Uses client-go.

go-kubectx

Simply 5x-10x faster alternative to famous kubectx. Uses client-go.

Dependencies

Requires fzf same as original kubectx.

Install

Using go mod, requires go>=1.13

git clone [email protected]:aca/go-kubectx.git && cd go-kubectx
go install ./cmd/kubens
go install ./cmd/kubectx

# Using Docker - also cross-compiles for other OS's
# Binaries will be built into the output directory after build.
cd go-kubectx && ./build.sh

or download pre-built binaries from Releases.

Benchmarks

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
/usr/bin/kubectx minikube	98.9 ± 12.1	84.8	138.6	5.35 ± 0.89
/home/rok/bin/kubectx minikube	18.5 ± 2.1	15.6	27.1	1.00

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
/usr/bin/kubens kube-system	258.6 ± 20.7	237.9	300.9	5.73 ± 1.78
/home/rok/bin/kubens kube-system	45.1 ± 13.6	32.3	120.0	1.00