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Kitematic vs k3sup: What are the differences?
Kitematic: The easiest way to start using Docker on your Mac. Simple Docker App management for Mac OS X; k3sup: Get Kubernetes and Helm charts in less then 5 mins – anywhere. It is a light-weight utility to get from zero to KUBECONFIG with k3s on any local or remote VM. All you need is ssh access and the k3sup binary to get kubectl access immediately. k3sup app install then provides several tillerless-helm charts out of the box.
Kitematic and k3sup can be categorized as "Container" tools.
Some of the features offered by Kitematic are:
- Mac App with GUI for Docker
- Create images from any folder with a Dockerfile in it
- Configure environment variables
On the other hand, k3sup provides the following key features:
- Open Source
- Light-weight utility
- Cross-compiled for Linux, Windows, MacOS and even on Raspberry Pi
Kitematic is an open source tool with 11.1K GitHub stars and 1.34K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Kitematic's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of k3sup
Pros of Kitematic
- I like it because it sucks8
- No command line, Docker in one app, gui, easy to set up3
- Good for first timer2
- Easy to get started1