Kubernetes Tools - Honest Takes

Tutorials, comparisons, and practitioner experience from the KubeThings community.

Comparison

The Best Kubernetes Dashboards in 2026: Tested and Ranked

A practical comparison of Kubernetes dashboards after the official Dashboard retirement, covering K9s, Lens, OpenLens, Headlamp, Aptakube, K8Studio, Portainer, Rancher, KubeSphere, and Seabird.

Alex KubeJun 22, 2026 · 1 min read
CRITICALCVE-2024-0001opensslfix available
CRITICALCVE-2023-9999glibcno fixed version
HIGHCVE-2022-45853zlibtransitive
HIGHCVE-2021-33560libxml2base image
MEDIUMCVE-2020-1234npm packageunused path
LOWCVE-2019-0007distro pkgno action
847 vulnerabilities found
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Trivy

Great scanner. Loud defaults.

--ignore-unfixed --severity CRITICAL,HIGH
Opinion

Trivy Is Overwhelming by Default. Here's How to Actually Use It.

Trivy is excellent, but its default output can be a vulnerability firehose. Learn how to filter unfixable CVEs, prioritize severity, and build CI gates people can actually use.

Alex KubeJun 22, 2026 · 1 min read

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