shpod

shpod is a container image based on the Alpine distribution and embarking a bunch of tools useful when working with Kubernetes:

• kubectl
• helm
• ship
• kubectx + kubens
• kube-ps1
• stern
• compose

It also includes tmux, a custom prompt, and completion for all of the above.

Its goal is to provide a normalized environment, to go with the training materials at https://container.training/, so that you can get all the tools you need regardless of your exact Kubernetes setup.

To use it:

1. Get a Kubernetes cluster. You can use Minikube, microk8s, Docker Desktop, AKS, EKS, GKE, anything you like, really.

2. Deploy the shpod pod:

   kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpetazzo/shpod/master/shpod.yaml
   

3. Attach to the shpod pod:

   kubecth attach --namespace=shpod -ti shpod
   

4. Enjoy!

To remove it, you can do a kubectl delete on that URL above.

You can also delete the namespace shpod and the ClusterRoleBinding with the same name:

kubectl delete clusterrolebinding,ns shpod

Internal details

This repository (https://github.com/jpetazzo/shpod) is linked to a Docker Hub repository (https://hub.docker.com/r/jpetazzo/shpod).

The YAML file is a Kubernetes manifest for a Pod, a ServiceAccount, a ClusterRoleBinding, and a Namespace to hold the Pod and ServiceAccount.