WHAT IS Lens in Kubernetes?

Kubernetes Lens is an effective, open-source IDE for Kubernetes. Lens simplifies working with Kubernetes by helping you manage and monitor clusters in real time. It was developed by Kontena, Inc. and then acquired by Mirantis in 2020, who then open-sourced it and made it available to download for free.

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Is Kubernetes Lens free?

Lens is the only IDE you’ll ever need to take control of all your Kubernetes clusters. It’s open source and free.

Is Lens a opensource?

Lens is built on open source with vibrant community and is backed by Kubernetes and cloud native ecosystem pioneers.

What is kontena Lens?

Kontena Lens is a desktop application to manage and monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters. It will help developers to understand what is happening in the clusters. You can add clusters from your default kubeconfig file or import kubeconfig to Lens app.

WHY IS lens an IDE?

Lens IDE provides the full situational awareness for everything that runs in Kubernetes. It’s lowering the barrier of entry for people just getting started and radically improving productivity for people with more experience.

What do the Lens do?

The lens is located in the eye. By changing its shape, the lens changes the focal distance of the eye. In other words, it focuses the light rays that pass through it (and onto the retina) in order to create clear images of objects that are positioned at various distances.

Does Lens work with OpenShift?

Works with Any Kubernetes Using EKS, AKS, GKE, Minikube, Rancher, k0s, k3s, OpenShift…? They all work. Simply import the kubeconfigs for the clusters you want to work with.

Does lens work with OpenShift?

Is Kubernetes lens secure?

It utilizes end-to-end encryption to secure connections between users and clusters, eliminating the need for a VPN. This means there is no need to expose the Kubernetes API via the Internet. Developers and operators can access and work with their Kubernetes clusters easily from anywhere.