So, I wanted to check out the price of this thing called Powerkube. I’d heard a bit about it here and there, mostly that it was some sort of tool for messing around with Kubernetes. Honestly, I’m not the most technical person, but I do like to tinker with stuff.
First, I had to figure out what Powerkube actually was. It took a bit of googling, but eventually, I got the basic idea. It looks like some sort of program that makes Kubernetes a little less of a headache. That’s something I could definitely use.
Next up, finding the price. This was a little trickier. I searched all over the place, but most of what I found were just guides on how to use Powerkube. There was also a whole bunch of information about Kubernetes itself, and what that is, but not a lot of concrete information about Powerkube’s pricing.
I figured I could get the price by trying to install it.
It looks like Powerkube is open-source, which usually means free, right? So, I go to their project page and try to follow the instructions for installation.
Installation
The first step is to run this command:
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL */georgeyord/powerkube/main/*)"
I run the command, and, hey, it works! I didn’t get any errors.
Then I tried to run another command:
powerkube login
After I run the command, I get a message that says:
Successfully authenticated!
I’m not exactly sure what that means, but it seems like a good sign. I think it means that I connected to the tool properly.
So, it turns out that Powerkube is indeed free. At least, I didn’t have to pay anything to install and use it. I guess that makes sense since it’s open-source. It’s pretty cool that people make these tools and just give them away.
Well, that’s my little adventure in trying to find the price of Powerkube. I still don’t know a whole lot about Kubernetes, but maybe I’ll play around with Powerkube a bit more and see what I can learn. It’s always fun to try out new things, especially when they don’t cost anything.
