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eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability
25K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add cilium/ciliumAlternatives
Kubernetes Certified Administrator alternatives for AI agents.
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Kubernetes Certified Administrator
Online resources that will help you prepare for taking the CNCF CKA 2020 "Kubernetes Certified Administrator" Certification exam. with time, This is not likely the comprehensive up to date list - please make a pull request if there something that should be added here.
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Cloud-Native distributed storage built on and for Kubernetes
7.8K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdevopsShellKubernetes
$ npx skills add longhorn/longhorn#3
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
52K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add etcd-io/etcd#4
Lightweight Kubernetes
33K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add k3s-io/k3s#5
Run Kubernetes locally
32K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/minikube#6
An open source trusted cloud native registry project that stores, signs, and scans content.
29K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add goharbor/harbor#7
Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
30K starsJul 24, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add abiosoft/colima#8
The Kubernetes Package Manager
30K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add helm/helm#9
Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management
123K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/kubernetes#10
đ¶ Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
34K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add derailed/k9s#11
Kubernetes Operations (kOps) - Production Grade k8s Installation, Upgrades and Management
17K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/kops#12
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL.
21K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add vitessio/vitess#13
An open and reliable container runtime
21K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add containerd/containerd#14
vCluster - Create fully functional virtual Kubernetes clusters - Each vcluster runs inside a namespace of the underlying k8s cluster. It's cheaper than creating separate full-blown clusters and it offers better multi-tenancy and isolation than regular namespaces.
11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add loft-sh/vcluster#15
Storage Orchestration for Kubernetes
14K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add rook/rook#16
A Kubernetes controller to watch changes in ConfigMap and Secrets and do rolling upgrades on Pods with their associated Deployment, StatefulSet, DaemonSet and DeploymentConfig â [â©Star] if you're using it!
10K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add stakater/ReloaderHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Kubernetes Certified Administrator if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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