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xlskubectl – a spreadsheet to control your Kubernetes cluster

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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
6
submitters
6
observed span
2020–2025
peak thread · 75 comments
274 pts
latest 20+ return · 2025-03-13
274 pts

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2007–2026

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Hey, I'm the person behind this project. Thank you for sharing this. Many people have reached out to improve it, and I might come back with a Jira version one day.

> Q: Is this production-ready? > A: We're looking for fundings to take this to the next level. Replacing YAML with spreadsheets has always been our mission as a company, and we will continue to do so. Sounds like straight out of a comedy movie made for infra-nerds! Made me laugh out loud :) The project itself is awesome, makes a lot of sense. I'd love to keep all infra-related things in a spreadsheet where I can hook it into…

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
431

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Total comments
100

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