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Getting Started
Install, connect a cluster, and find your way around Kubexer.
Welcome to Kubexer
A tour of the workspace: the sidebar, resource tables, drawers, and the command surface.
Connect a cluster
Add a kubeconfig, switch contexts, and understand how Kubexer stores cluster credentials.
Demo Cluster
Spin up a local Kubernetes cluster with minikube in one click to explore Kubexer.
Features
Everything Kubexer can do — free and Pro.
Jump Chains
Reach hosts that only exist behind a bastion, using SSH ProxyJump saved on the host.
Resource Browser
Live, informer-backed tables for every Kubernetes resource with detail drawers and YAML.
Helm Charts & Releases
Browse repositories, install releases, and explore release insights — managed resources, history, diffs, and rollbacks.
Port Forwarding
Local, remote and dynamic SOCKS5 tunnels over an SSH host — and what the tunnel does not encrypt.
Port Forwarding
Forward a local port to a pod or service and manage active tunnels.
YAML Validator
Validate and lint Kubernetes manifests before applying them to a cluster.
OpenShift Support
Typed views for Routes, Projects, DeploymentConfigs, ImageStreams, Builds, and SCCs — auto-detected on connect.
Custom Resources & CRDs
Browse Custom Resource Definitions and their instances with printer-column tables and an adaptive sidebar.
Topology
Visualize how resources in a namespace connect as an interactive graph.
Security Scanner
Scan workload container images for known CVEs and triage findings.
Compare Namespaces
Diff resources and capacity across namespaces side by side.
Scoped Kubeconfigs
Provision least-privilege service accounts and download scoped kubeconfigs.
Security Matrix
See who can do what across the cluster — RBAC subjects mapped to namespaces and resources in one matrix.
Service Flows
Trace how traffic flows between services across your cluster.
Advanced Log Viewer
Unlock severity filters and the log histogram in the log viewer.
Kubeconfig Sync
Sync your kubeconfigs securely across all your devices.
Monitoring & Alerts
Get notified when pods, workloads, nodes, or events cross thresholds you define.
GitOps (Argo CD & Flux)
Inspect and operate Argo CD and Flux resources — sync, refresh, reconcile, suspend, and view managed-resource trees.
Kubexy AI Assistant
Bring your own AI key to explain pod errors, investigate namespaces, and act on the cluster with confirmation.
Troubleshooting
Diagnose common Kubernetes and connectivity problems.
FAQ
Licensing, accounts, privacy, and billing.