pv_inspect

Mount a Kubernetes PersistentVolumeClaim volume on a new pod, shell into it, mount it (via SSHFS) if desired. Delete the pod when done.

Installation

See the packages on the releases page.

Alternatively, compile with cargo:

$ cargo install --git https://github.com/cpg314/pv_inspect

Usage

Mount a PVC on a new pod, shell into it, and mount if (via SSHFS) if desired

Usage: pv_inspect [OPTIONS] [NAME]

Arguments:
  [NAME]  Name of the PVC to inspect

Options:
  -n, --namespace <NAMESPACE>    [default: default]
  -m, --mountpoint <MOUNTPOINT>
      --rw                       Mount the volume in read/write mode rather than read only
  -h, --help                     Print help
  -V, --version                  Print version

As a k9s plugin

If you use the k9s Kubernetes TUI, you can install pv_inspect as a plugin by editing your plugins configuration (see the output of k9s info) as follows:

plugins:
  pv_inspect:
    shortCut: p
    description: pv_inspect
    scopes:
      - pvc
    command: pv_inspect
    args:
      - -n
      - $NAMESPACE
      - $NAME

When viewing PersistentVolumeClaims, the p key (or any other you might choose) will launch pv_inspect: