alexellis/arkade

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

arkade is a Go CLI that acts as an open-source marketplace for developer tools and Kubernetes apps. It downloads CLIs like kubectl, kind, and terraform with `arkade get`, and installs Kubernetes apps via Helm charts or manifests with sensible defaults using `arkade install`.

Use cases

• install kubectl and other CLIs quickly on my machine
• install cert-manager and ingress-nginx on a k3s cluster with one command
• bootstrap a local Kubernetes dev environment with kind
• install CLI tools in CI with GitHub Actions
• create a Kubernetes cluster and deploy apps without reading long READMEs
• set up a TLS-enabled private registry on Kubernetes
• replace brew/apt for downloading dev tool binaries

When to choose

• you want fast, scripted installation of popular CLIs across Linux, macOS, or Windows
• you frequently stand up Kubernetes clusters and need common apps like ingress-nginx, cert-manager, or OpenFaaS with good defaults
• you want to reduce boilerplate in tutorials, demos, or CI pipelines

When to avoid

• you need full control over Helm values and complex custom configurations
• you require a GUI package manager or strict OS package management with dependency resolution
• you need long-term support or enterprise SLAs for the tooling itself

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli package-manager deployment developer-tools developer-tools self-hosted windows cli kubernetes-apps helm marketplace cli-installer devops-automation command-line devops containers linux macos kubernetes

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