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Real-time Kubernetes Policy Development with Monokle

Writing “good” policies is a complex, time-consuming task. Learn to build and troubleshoot policies interactively – with immediate feedback with the power of Monokle Cloud.

Adopting Kubernetes Pod Security Standards with Monokle

Have you been struggling to adopt Kubernetes Pod Security Standards? Monokle is here to help!

Monokle Desktop 2.4 Release Notes

We’re proud to announce the release of Monokle Desktop version 2.4 which brings with it seamless synchronization between Monokle Desktop and Monokle Cloud.

Developer Guardrails with Monokle VS Code Extension

Save time by shifting YAML resource validation to the pre-deployment phase for more functional and secure deployments.

Unlocking the Potential of Pre-Commit Validation for Kubernetes

Pre-Commit validation for Kubernetes YAML configurations just might be the guardian you've been looking for.

Prevent Kubernetes Misconfigurations with Monokle’s Custom Policy Validators

Enforcing policies for higher-quality deployment doesn't have to be difficult. Build and leverage the power of Monokle's Custom Policy Validators to optimize your pre-commit workflows.

Monokle VS Code Extension: Simplifying K8s Resource Validations

We're thrilled to introduce the Monokle Visual Studio Code extension, your go-to tool for seamless validation of Kubernetes resources directly within your main coding environment.

Kubernetes YAML Policies 101

K8s YAML policies can help Dev teams build and deploy applications compliant with organizational rules and requirements quickly and easily.

Monokle CLI adds validation for Pod Security Standards, K8s Deprecations, & more!

Leverage the power of Monokle to enable consistent misconfiguration detection in both pre-commit and pre-deployment workflows.

Monokle Desktop 2.3 Release Notes

With a focus on improving your experience with Helm Charts and introducing Validation Plugins, Monokle Desktop 2.3 is here!

Monokle Monthly Newsletter - June 2023

Our Monokle Team is proud to announce new releases and updates for both Monokle Cloud & Desktop!

Announcing Monokle Cloud: The Kubernetes Configuration Control Plane You’ve Been Waiting For

Integrate Policy Management with a Kubernetes IDE to change towards zero misconfigurations.

Validate YAML in your PR with Monokle's GitHub Bot

Validation is no longer an optional but a necessity shift left. Empower developers and SREs with better vulnerability detection capabilities and build robust applications with Monokle's GitHub Bot.

Monokle Desktop v2.2 Release Notes

Introducing AI-Assisted YAML Resource Creation and Simplified Helm Chart Exploration

Monokle Monthly Newsletter - May 2023

Check out all of the happenings around Monokle in May

Monokle Desktop 2.1: We Continue to Love YAML So You Don’t Have To

We're thrilled to unveil Monokle Desktop v2.1, the latest major release of our open-source IDE that loves Kubernetes YAMLs more than any other.

Validate and Deploy Rancher-Managed Clusters with Monokle

Learn how to maximize SUSE's Rancher and Monokle together to validate and deploy Kubernetes clusters successfully.

Monokle Monthly Newsletter - April 2023

A more powerful version of our Cloud IDE for Policy Enforcement and a faster experience when connecting Desktop to your clusters are on their way.

Error-proof Kubernetes deployments with Monokle

Learn how using Monokle will help teams to shift left and focus on pre-deployment workflows instead of picking up the pieces (and bugs!) after deployment.

Monokle 2.0 Makes Manifest Management Even Easier

Monokle's manifest-aware approach makes deploying to Kubernetes faster and easier.

Deploy Containerized applications to Civo Cloud

Deploying web applications to Kubernetes doesn't have to be complex. Follow these steps to leverage the power of Monokle to deploy successfully to Civo Cloud on the first try.

Get Started - Validate Kubernetes Resources

Overcome the challenges of YAML manifest validation with Monokle. Finally, Developers can feel confident that all resources are validated before sending applications to Production.

Monokle vs. Lens vs. K9s

Finding the right tools to optimize Kubernetes deployment workflows is challenging. Here's a look at what these key players offer to handle everything from configuration tasks to cluster management.

Kubernetes Cluster Management with Monokle

We're excited to introduce Cluster Mode -- real-time visibility of the full Kubernetes configuration lifecycle from Development to Production!

Monokle Monthly Newsletter - January 2023

Check out all of the latest and greatest happenings in the Monokle world in our monthly newsletter!

Monokle-CLI: Flexible Kubernetes YAML Validation

Tackle your Kubernetes pre-deployment tasks and achieve quality deployments with the only YAML validator you’ll even need – Monokle CLI.

Monokle Desktop 1.13 Release Notes

Monokle v1.13 is here. We’ve got a fully dedicated Cluster Management Mode and a new “Compare & Sync” function.

Monokle Monthly Newsletter - December 2022

Read the first monthly Monokle newsletter - filled with news about Monokle CLI, updates, and more

Monokle, Helm & Quality Kubernetes Deployments

Leverage the power of Monokle Desktop to create, navigate, and debug Helm charts resulting in quality deployments.

What I Learned at KubeCon NA with Monokle

A few days have gone by after Kubecon NA in Detroit - read more about what I learned as a start-up sponsor.

Advance Git - Git to Work with GitOps

Learn the best features of Git for streamlining processes to be even more productive and elaborate with your version control tactics without sacrificing your development velocity.

Monokle Desktop Release Notes v1.12

Are you ready to time travel through the lifecycle of your Kubernetes manifest deployments?

Say Hello to Monokle Cloud

The Monokle team at Kubeshop is proud to announce the initial release of Monokle Cloud - a browser based version of the popular Open Source Kubernetes Configuration management tool, Monokle Desktop.

Monokle Desktop v1.11 Release Notes

Git-enabled K8s Configuration Tool & Version Control Editor

If you know nothing about Git, know this...

Git seems to be mentioned everywhere these days. Do you have a clear understanding of it? Review key concepts to leverage Git in your pipeline.

Monokle, Kustomize & Quality Kubernetes Deployments

Deploying to Kubernetes can be a relatively painless process. Learn how to leverage the power of Monokle and Kustomize to scale quality application deployments to K8s.

Monokle Desktop v1.10 Release Notes

It's our first birthday! To celebrate, Monokle v1.10.0 is making cluster operations easier, faster, and more manageable.

Leverage OPA Security Practices with Monokle

Leverage Monokle to inspect existing cluster resources, Helm and Kustomize outputs, and vanilla manifests for OPA errors before deployment.

Monokle Desktop 1.9.0 Release Notes

Monokle v1.9.0 is here! Our team is proud to share the latest features and updates including the new Search & Replace panel, UX updates, and more!

K8s Helm Tutorial: Better Way to Define K8s Objects

Learn how to preview, navigate, edit, and validate Helm Outputs with Monokle. Gain visibility and control of the exact resources being deployed to your Kubernetes cluster via Helm charts.

Faster Kustomize workflow in K8s with Monokle

Wito walks through how to introduce variations and adjust Kustomize packages in Kubernetes using Monokle.

Monokle Desktop 1.8.0 Release Notes

Team Monokle is proud to announce version 1.8.0 - featuring Compare Anything (fka Cluster Compare), instant visibility, updated Helm support, and more.

Monokle Desktop 1.7.0 Release

It’s not enough to have your Kubernetes manifest syntax error free. Security and following best practices, are a vital part of a healthy and reliable application deployment.

Kubernetes Home Server Using Monokle

Learn how to create your own Kubernetes home server and expose it to the internet with the help of Monokle, a Kubernetes manifest IDE.

Common Errors Found in Kubernetes Manifests

Learn about the common errors in Kubernetes manifests and how Monokle can help you identify and fix errors instantly.

Monokle Desktop 1.6 Released

The Monokle Team at Kubeshop is proud to announce version 1.6.0 of Monokle, our open-source desktop tool to help you with all-things-related to Kubernetes manifests. 

Monokle 101 - Managing Your Kubernetes Manifests

Managing Kubernetes manifests can be a difficult, time consuming task if you don’t have an easy way to manage them at scale. That is, if you don’t have Monokle.

How to Create a YAML Manifest Template in Monokle

Monokle is a great tool to inspect your manifests with an easy and intuitive interface showing you how your manifests are connected to each other and how they translate to your existing cluster.

Testing Electron Apps with Playwright

Monokle is built using Electron, which is used to build desktop applications across multiple platforms using a web framework like React.

Monokle Desktop 1.5.0 Release

The Monokle Team at Kubeshop is proud to announce version 1.5.0 of Monokle, our open-source desktop tool to help you with all-thing-related to Kubernetes manifests.

Monokle Desktop 1.4.0 Release Notes

Another month - another release for Monokle - our open source desktop tool for making the lives of all dedicated kubernetes manifest/yaml herders out there a little/lot easier!

Monokle Desktop 1.3.0 — Cluster Compare

Monokle version 1.3.0 — our open source tool for managing Kubernetes manifests — with some truly exciting new functionality and requested features to make developers lives easier like...

Monokle Desktop 1.2.0 is out

Another Monokle release fresh out of the Kubeshop bakery, packed with a bunch of improvements:

Monokle Desktop 1.1.0 Release Notes

Your best k8s friend Monokle is friendlier than ever! After our initial release we’ve focused on fixing bugs and improving core…

Hello Monokle—the all new K8s IDE application

Ever since I started working with k8s I’ve been struggling with deployment artefacts; manifests, kustomize, helm-charts, yaml-syntax, you…

Avoiding the Biggest "Oops" In Kubernetes: Misconfigurations