# johanhaleby/kubetail

Bash script to tail Kubernetes logs from multiple pods at the same time

Repository: https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubetail
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, bash, pod, tail
Last push: 2026-06-12T09:21:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 44, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3948, "days_push": 82, "days_rel": 292, "gap_med": 41, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3487, forks 290 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.087207+00:00)

## What it is
Kubetail is a Bash script that aggregates and follows logs from multiple Kubernetes pods into a single stream, like running 'kubectl logs -f' for many pods at once. It is a lightweight single-script CLI tool installable via Homebrew, ASDF, or shell plugin managers.

## Use cases
- tail logs from multiple kubernetes pods at once
- aggregate pod logs into one stream
- follow logs across deployments in kubernetes
- debug kubernetes services by watching all pod logs
- stream logs from pods matching a label
- view kubernetes logs without a dashboard

## When to choose
- you want a zero-dependency bash script instead of a heavy log aggregation stack
- you need to quickly tail logs from several pods during debugging
- you already use kubectl and want a familiar multi-pod log viewer

## When to avoid
- you need centralized log storage, search, or retention
- you require structured log parsing or alerting
- you are not running Kubernetes or do not have kubectl configured

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: logging, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, bash, log-aggregation, kubectl, pods, tail, containers, devops, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- johanhaleby/kubetail (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.087207+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 2026-08-29T18:36:08.250653+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.087207+00:00, sha f93a1e7c38ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.