# eldadru/ksniff

Kubectl plugin to ease sniffing on kubernetes pods using tcpdump and wireshark

Repository: https://github.com/eldadru/ksniff
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ksniff
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubectl-plugins, kubectl, debugging, sniffing, wireshark, kubernetes
Last push: 2024-08-02T03:16:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2999, "days_push": 761, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3473, forks 212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.058037+00:00)

## What it is
ksniff is a kubectl plugin that starts remote packet captures on Kubernetes pods by uploading a static tcpdump binary and streaming the output to local Wireshark. It enables network traffic analysis of any pod with minimal impact on running workloads.

## Use cases
- capture network traffic from a kubernetes pod
- debug microservice network issues with wireshark
- sniff packets on a container in a k8s cluster
- save pod tcpdump capture to a local file
- troubleshoot network connectivity between services in kubernetes

## When to choose
- you need to inspect network traffic of a specific pod in a Kubernetes cluster
- you want Wireshark-level packet analysis without installing tcpdump in your containers
- you're debugging microservice communication issues in Kubernetes

## When to avoid
- you need a production-hardened tool for live production workloads - the project itself says it isn't production ready
- you're not running Kubernetes or don't have kubectl access
- you need persistent traffic monitoring rather than on-demand captures

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: networking, developer-tools, cli
- domain: networking, developer-tools
- platform: cli, windows, go
- tags: kubectl-plugin, packet-capture, tcpdump, wireshark, network-debugging, krew, kubernetes, debugging, containers, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- eldadru/ksniff (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.058037+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:33.952402+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eldadru/ksniff (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.058037+00:00, sha 208a4a38d487)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.