ctlptl

ctlptl

Want to mess around with Kubernetes, but don't want to spend an ocean on hardware?

Maybe you need a ctlptl.

What is ctlptl?

ctlptl (pronounced "cattle paddle") is a CLI for declaratively setting up local Kubernetes clusters.

Inspired by kubectl and ClusterAPI's clusterctl, you declare your local cluster with YAML and use ctlptl to set it up.

Why did you make this?

At Tilt, we want to make Kubernetes a nice environment for local dev.

We found ourselves spending too much time helping teams debug misconfigurations in their dev environment.

We wrote docs like Choosing a local dev cluster and example repos like kind-local, minikube-local, and k3d-local to help people get set up.

ctlptl is a culmination of what we've learned.

How do I try it?

We're still writing it! Stay tuned.

Community

ctlptl is a work in progress!

We welcome contributions from the Kubernetes community to help make this better.

We expect everyone -- users, contributors, followers, and employees alike -- to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Goals

• To support common local cluster setup operations, like create, delete, and reset

• To interoperate well with all local Kubernetes solutions, including docker-desktop, kind, minikube, k3d, or microk8s

• To connect other resources to a local cluster, like image registries, storage, and CPU/memory

• To help infra engineers manage a consistent dev environment

• To encourage standards that enable interop between devtools, lke KEP 1755

Non-Goals

• ctlptl is NOT a Kubernetes setup approach that competes with kind or minikube, but rather complements these tools.

• ctlptl is NOT intended to help you setup a remote cluster, or a remote dev sandbox. If you want to declaratively set up prod clusters, check out clusterapi.

License

Copyright 2020 Windmill Engineering

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0