What is this?
A command line tool that facilitates continuous development for Kubernetes applications: you iterate on your source code locally and it handles the workflow for building, pushing and deploying to local or remote clusters.
A command line tool that facilitates continuous development for Kubernetes applications: you iterate on your source code locally and it handles the workflow for building, pushing and deploying to local or remote clusters.Is this something I install on my machine, or does it run inside my cluster?It runs client-side only: a lightweight CLI with no cluster-side component, so there is no overhead or maintenance burden on the cluster itself.
It runs client-side only: a lightweight CLI with no cluster-side component, so there is no overhead or maintenance burden on the cluster itself.How do I get started with it?Install the skaffold binary from the GitHub Releases page, then run skaffold init in your project — Skaffold discovers your files and generates its own config file for you.
Install the skaffold binary from the GitHub Releases page, then run skaffold init in your project — Skaffold discovers your files and generates its own config file for you.What do I need besides the CLI itself?A Kubernetes cluster to deploy to — local or remote both work. Build and deploy tools are pluggable, so you bring your own rather than being locked into one stack.
A Kubernetes cluster to deploy to — local or remote both work. Build and deploy tools are pluggable, so you bring your own rather than being locked into one stack.Is it production-ready, or still experimental?No big caveats — it is generally available and considered production ready, with a documented deprecation policy for retiring features.
No big caveats — it is generally available and considered production ready, with a documented deprecation policy for retiring features.Does it watch my code and redeploy automatically while I develop?Yes — Skaffold detects changes in your source code and automatically runs the build, push and deploy pipeline with policy-based image tagging. It also aggregates logs from deployed resources and forwards container ports to your local machine.
Yes — Skaffold detects changes in your source code and automatically runs the build, push and deploy pipeline with policy-based image tagging. It also aggregates logs from deployed resources and forwards container ports to your local machine.Can I use it in CI/CD too, or is it only for local development?Both: skaffold run does the end-to-end pipeline, or you can use individual Skaffold phases as building blocks for your CI/CD pipeline. skaffold render outputs hydrated Kubernetes manifests that fit GitOps workflows.
Both: skaffold run does the end-to-end pipeline, or you can use individual Skaffold phases as building blocks for your CI/CD pipeline. skaffold render outputs hydrated Kubernetes manifests that fit GitOps workflows.How do I share the setup with my teammates?Commit the Skaffold config to the repo — the README calls it the easiest way to share your project: git clone and skaffold run. Profiles, user-level config, environment variables and flags describe differences between environments.
Commit the Skaffold config to the repo — the README calls it the easiest way to share your project: git clone and skaffold run. Profiles, user-level config, environment variables and flags describe differences between environments.Do I have to use it from the terminal, or is there IDE support?Google ships Cloud Code extensions for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs that manage and keep Skaffold up-to-date and provide a more guided startup experience.
Google ships Cloud Code extensions for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs that manage and keep Skaffold up-to-date and provide a more guided startup experience.Which topics is it in?continuous-delivery, ci-cd, deployment, containers, cloud-native, google, kubernetes, devops, go, automation, tool, docker
continuous-delivery, ci-cd, deployment, containers, cloud-native, google, kubernetes, devops, go, automation, tool, docker