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Kubetail

Quickstart

Installation

Section titled “Installation”

The kubetail CLI Tool is the primary entrypoint for Kubetail on your desktop. To install it, you can use your favorite package manager:

Homebrew

Terminal window
brew install kubetail

Krew

Terminal window
kubectl krew install kubetail

MacPorts

Terminal window
sudo port install kubetail

If you prefer, you can also download it from the release binaries or use our install script:

Terminal window
curl -sS https://www.kubetail.com/install.sh | bash

Usage

Section titled “Usage”

Once installed, you’re ready to start tailing logs. The kubetail CLI tool uses your kubeconfig file for authentication so you’ll be able to access the same clusters as kubectl. See the CLI reference for a full list of commands.

  • Web Dashboard

    Launch the web dashboard using the serve command (will open at http://localhost:7500):

    Terminal window
    kubetail serve

  • Terminal

    Stream logs directly in your terminal with the logs command:

    Terminal window
    kubetail logs -f deployments/my-app

  • Configure

    Create a local config file at ~/.kubetail/config.yaml using the config init command:

    Terminal window
    kubetail config init

  • Advanced Features

    Install cluster-side resources using the cluster install command to enable advanced features (e.g. search):

    Terminal window
    kubetail cluster install