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- janetkuo
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2016-12-15 20:16:54 +00:00
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title: Tools
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---
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2016-12-28 23:14:23 +00:00
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Kubernetes contains several built-in tools to help you work with the Kubernetes system, and also supports third-party tooling.
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#### Native Tools
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Kubernetes contains the following built-in tools:
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##### Kubectl
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[`kubectl`](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/) is the command line tool for Kubernetes. It controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.
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##### Kubefed
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[`kubefed`](/docs/admin/federation/kubefed/) is the command line tool
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to help you administrate your federated clusters.
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##### Dashboard
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[Dashboard](/docs/user-guide/ui/), the web-based user interface of Kubernetes, allows you to deploy containerized applications
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to a Kubernetes cluster, troubleshoot them, and manage the cluster and its resources itself.
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#### Third-Party Tools
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Kubernetes supports various third-party tools. These include, but are not limited to:
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##### Helm
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[Kubernetes Helm](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm) is a tool for managing packages of pre-configured
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Kubernetes resources, aka Kubernetes charts.
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Use Helm to:
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* Find and use popular software packaged as Kubernetes charts
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* Share your own applications as Kubernetes charts
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* Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications
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* Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files
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* Manage releases of Helm packages
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##### Kompose
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[Kompose](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kompose) is a tool to help users familiar with Docker Compose
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move to Kubernetes.
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Use Kompose to:
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* Translate a Docker Compose file into Kubernetes objects
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* Go from local Docker development to managing your application via Kubernetes
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* Convert v1 or v2 Docker Compose `yaml` files or [Distributed Application Bundles](https://docs.docker.com/compose/bundles/)
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