Installing Skaffold
Note
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Managed IDE
Cloud Code provides a managed experience of using Skaffold in supported IDEs. You can install the Cloud Code extension for Visual Studio Code or the plugin for JetBrains IDEs. It manages and keeps Skaffold up-to-date, along with other common dependencies, and works with any kubernetes cluster.
Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Shell provides a free browser-based terminal/CLI and editor with Skaffold, Minikube, and Docker pre-installed. (Requires a Google Account.)
Cloud Shell is a great way to try Skaffold out.
Standalone binary
The latest stable binaries can be found here:
- Linux x86_64 (amd64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-linux-amd64
- Linux ARMv8 (arm64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-linux-arm64
Simply download the appropriate binary and add it to your PATH. Or, copy+paste one of the following commands in your terminal:
# For Linux x86_64 (amd64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-linux-amd64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
# For Linux ARMv8 (arm64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-linux-arm64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
We also release a bleeding edge build, built from the latest commit:
- Linux x86_64 (amd64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-linux-amd64
- Linux ARMv8 (arm64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-linux-arm64
# For Linux on x86_64 (amd64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-linux-amd64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
# For Linux on ARMv8 (arm64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-linux-arm64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
The latest stable binaries can be found here:
- Darwin x86_64 (amd64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-darwin-amd64
- Darwin ARMv8 (arm64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-darwin-arm64
Simply download the appropriate binary and add it to your PATH. Or, copy+paste one of the following commands in your terminal:
# For macOS on x86_64 (amd64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
# For macOS on ARMv8 (arm64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-darwin-arm64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
We also release a bleeding edge build, built from the latest commit:
- Darwin x86_64 (amd64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-darwin-amd64
- Darwin ARMv8 (arm64): https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-darwin-arm64
# For macOS on x86_64 (amd64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
# For macOS on ARMv8 (arm64)
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-darwin-arm64 && \
sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
Skaffold is also kept up to date on a few central package managers:
Homebrew
brew install skaffold
MacPorts
sudo port install skaffold
The latest stable release binary can be found here:
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe
Simply download it and place it in your PATH as skaffold.exe.
We also release a bleeding edge build, built from the latest commit:
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/builds/latest/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe
Scoop
Skaffold can be installed using the Scoop package manager from the extras bucket. This package is not maintained by the Skaffold team.
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install skaffold
Chocolatey
Skaffold can be installed using the Chocolatey package manager. This package is not maintained by the Skaffold team.
Caution
Chocolatey’s installation mechanism interferes with Ctrl+C handling and prevents Skaffold from cleaning up deployments. This cannot be fixed by Skaffold. For more information about this defect see chocolatey/shimgen#32.choco install -y skaffold
If you have the Google Cloud SDK installed on your machine, you can quickly install Skaffold as a bundled component.
Make sure your gcloud installation and the components are up to date:
gcloud components update
Then, install Skaffold:
gcloud components install skaffold
Stable binary
For the latest stable release, you can use:
docker run gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:latest skaffold <command>
Bleeding edge binary
For the latest bleeding edge build:
docker run gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:edge skaffold <command>