agentskillexchange Lint Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts for security and readiness issues before cluster deployment with KubeLinter
Run a static policy pass over Kubernetes YAML before misconfigurations, missing limits, or risky defaults reach a cluster.
Prerequisites
KubeLinter binary or container image, Kubernetes YAML or Helm/Kustomize inputs, and optional CI integration.
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- go install golang.stackrox.io/kube-linter/cmd/kube-linter@latest
- brew install kube-linter
- docker pull stackrox/kube-linter:latest
- git clone git@github.com:stackrox/kube-linter.git
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
Using docker
- Running KubeLinter to Lint your YAML files only requires two steps in its most basic form.
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
To install using Go, run the following command:
To install using Homebrew or LinuxBrew, run the following command:
Make sure that you have installed Go prior to building from source.
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stackrox/kube-linter/HEAD/README.md