KUBECONFIG with pass

If kubee does not find:

• a KUBECONFIG env
• or a ~/.kube/config file,

it will try to retrieve the the kubeconfig file from the pass store.

I will execute the following command:

pass "$KUBEE_PASS_HOME/kubeconfig/$KUBEE_CONTEXT_NAME"

where:

• $KUBEE_PASS_HOME is the path prefix in pass (default to kubee)
• $KUBEE_CONTEXT_NAME is the kubeconfig context name (default to the value default@$KUBEE_CLUSTER_NAME)

With the default value, the command is:

pass "kubee/kubeconfig/default@$KUBEE_CLUSTER_NAME"

It’s a zero-trust connection tool.

Env

• KUBEE_CLUSTER_NAME: The cluster to connect (default to default)
• KUBEE_CLUSTER_SERVER_IP: the server ip used by default
• KUBEE_USER_NAME: The user to connect with (default to default)
• KUBEE_PASS_HOME: The name directory where to store kubee pass information (default to kubee)
• KUBEE_CONNECTION_NAMESPACE: the connection namespace (default to the app namespace or to the KUBEE_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE)
• KUBEE_CHART_NAMESPACE: the chart namespace found in the chart values file.

How to store kubeconfig in pass ?

# The pass home directory (default to kubee)
export KUBEE_PASS_HOME="kubee"
# The cluster name
export KUBEE_CLUSTER_NAME="your-cluster-name"

# Store it
cat $HOME/.kube/config | pass insert -m "$KUBEE_PASS_HOME/kubeconfig/default@$KUBEE_CLUSTER_NAME"

How to see the generated config file

kubee kubectl config view

How to test

kubee kubectl cluster-info