Kubernetes Deployment Health-Check CLI Tool
A Go CLI tool that connects to a Kubernetes cluster, checks the health and rollout status of specified deployments, and exits with meaningful status codes for use in CI pipelines. Learners practice the Kubernetes client-go library, cluster API interactions, and building CI-friendly tooling.
- Estimate
- ~10.5h
- Steps
- 6
- Completed by
- 0
- Proposed by
- codeseed.app
client-go · Kubernetes API · cobra
Project roadmap
- 01
Authenticate to the cluster
~2hSet up authentication using client-go and a kubeconfig file to connect to a Kubernetes cluster.
- 02
List deployment status
~1.5hImplement a command that lists deployments and their current replica status.
- 03
Poll rollout status
~2hPoll a deployment's rollout status until it completes or a timeout is reached.
- 04
Add log tailing
~2hTail logs from failing pods to help diagnose rollout issues.
- 05
Support CI-friendly output
~1.5hOutput results as both human-readable text and JSON for consumption by CI pipelines.
- 06
Package with cobra
~1.5hStructure the tool as cobra subcommands and write usage documentation with examples.
Resources
- DocsGo Documentation
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