Kubetail is a command-line utility designed to streamline the process of aggregating and streaming logs from multiple Kubernetes pods in real-time. It enables users to tail logs across many pods simultaneously, making it easier to monitor and debug applications running in a Kubernetes cluster without having to manually tail logs from each pod individually. Kubetail supports filtering pods by labels, namespaces, or specific pod names, and prefixes each log line with the pod name to simplify log correlation. This tool greatly enhances the efficiency of troubleshooting in complex Kubernetes environments by providing a consolidated, live view of logs across multiple pods.
Kubetail is open-source and easy to install, integrating seamlessly with kubectl, the standard Kubernetes command-line tool. It supports features such as buffering logs, handling rolling pods, and automatically reattaching to replaced pods, which ensures continuous log streaming even in dynamic cluster conditions. Ideal for developers and operators, Kubetail simplifies monitoring and debugging workloads, improving insight into pod behaviors and accelerating incident resolution within Kubernetes clusters.