Inspektor Gadget
eBPF-based tools for inspecting and debugging Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts.
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About Inspektor Gadget
Inspektor Gadget packages eBPF programs as "gadgets" that you deploy to collect low-level data from Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts. It maps kernel-level information to Kubernetes and container resources, so output points to pods and containers rather than raw process IDs.
It includes tools for collecting, filtering, formatting and exporting system data, plus a framework for writing your own gadgets. The project is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation Sandbox project.
Strengths
- Container- and Kubernetes-aware output
- Ready-made eBPF gadgets for common inspections
- Framework for building custom gadgets
Limitations
- Linux only, since it relies on eBPF
- Aimed at cluster operators rather than desktop users
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Inspektor Gadget contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Kubernetes operators debugging workloads at the kernel level
- Categories
- System monitoring, Container tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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