kubectl-ka Plugin Installation

The kubectl-ka plugin provides a command-line interface to interact with KubeArchive, allowing you to retrieve archived Kubernetes resources and logs from your KubeArchive installation.

Prerequisites

kubectl installed and configured to access your Kubernetes cluster
A running KubeArchive installation in your cluster
Appropriate RBAC permissions to access the KubeArchive API

Installation Methods

Download from GitHub Releases

The easiest way to install the kubectl plugin is to download a pre-built binary from the GitHub releases page.

Download the binary for your platform:

# For Linux AMD64
curl -LO {download-path}/kubectl-ka-linux-amd64

# For Linux ARM64
curl -LO {download-path}/kubectl-ka-linux-arm64

Make the binary executable:
```
chmod +x kubectl-ka-*
```

Move the binary to your PATH:

# Example: move to /usr/local/bin (requires sudo)
sudo mv kubectl-ka-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/kubectl-ka

# Or move to a directory in your user PATH
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
mv kubectl-ka-linux-amd64 ~/.local/bin/kubectl-ka

Verify the installation:
```
kubectl ka version
```

Build from Source

If you prefer to build the plugin from source:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kubearchive/kubearchive.git
cd kubearchive

Build the plugin:

go build -o kubectl-ka ./cmd/kubectl-ka/

Move the binary to your PATH:

mv kubectl-ka ~/.local/bin/
# or
sudo mv kubectl-ka /usr/local/bin/

Plugin Discovery

Once installed, kubectl will automatically discover the plugin if the binary is named kubectl-ka and is in your PATH. You can verify this by running:

kubectl plugin list

The output should include kubectl-ka in the list of available plugins.