The latest articles on DEV Community by vegaoqiang (@vegaoqiang). https://dev.to/vegaoqiang https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3935856%2F3c8c83b0-95fc-4522-a60e-361ac8c8f934.png https://dev.to/vegaoqiang en vegaoqiang Wed, 20 May 2026 08:49:16 +0000 https://dev.to/vegaoqiang/kop-a-modern-kubernetes-terminal-ui-built-with-python-3f49 https://dev.to/vegaoqiang/kop-a-modern-kubernetes-terminal-ui-built-with-python-3f49 <p>I spend most of my day managing Kubernetes clusters from the terminal.<br> Like many engineers, I rely heavily on:</p> <ul> <li>kubectl</li> <li>SSH</li> <li>log streaming</li> <li>pod debugging</li> <li>cluster troubleshooting</li> </ul> <p>Over time, I realized I wanted something that felt more interactive and efficient than constantly switching between terminal commands and browser dashboards.</p> <p>So I started building kop.</p> <h2> What is kop? </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fvegaoqiang%2Fkop%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2Fdocs%2Fimages%2Fsample.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fvegaoqiang%2Fkop%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2Fdocs%2Fimages%2Fsample.png" alt="heroicon" width="799" height="286"></a></p> <p>kop is a modern terminal UI for Kubernetes built with Python.<br> It provides an interactive Kubernetes experience directly inside the terminal while remaining lightweight, keyboard-driven, and SSH-friendly.</p> <p>Project site:</p> <p><a>GitHub</a></p> <p><a href="https://vegaoqiang.github.io/kop/" rel="noopener noreferrer">kop Documentation</a></p> <h2> Why Another Kubernetes TUI? </h2> <p>Tools like K9sare already excellent.But while using existing tools, I still wanted:</p> <ul> <li>A cleaner modern UI</li> <li>Better keyboard workflows</li> <li>Faster navigation</li> <li>More extensible architecture</li> <li>Improved terminal interaction</li> <li>A smoother troubleshooting experience</li> </ul> <p>kop is my attempt to explore those ideas.</p> <h2> Features </h2> <p>Interactive Kubernetes Resource Navigation<br> Browse resources interactively:</p> <ul> <li>Pods</li> <li>Deployments</li> <li>StatefulSets</li> <li>DaemonSets</li> <li>Services</li> <li>Nodes</li> <li>Namespaces</li> <li>ConfigMaps</li> <li>Secrets</li> <li>Events</li> <li>...</li> </ul> <h2> Screenshots </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fr89xl6vuqw0qwczzg23e.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fr89xl6vuqw0qwczzg23e.png" alt=" " width="800" height="477"></a></p> kubernetes python tui opensource