macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tfk8slocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tfk8sMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/tfk8s/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tfk8s with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix
Kubernetes YAML manifests to Terraform HCL converter. Version 0.1.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tfk8sDebian stable package indexes · tfk8s · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tfk8snixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tf/tfk8s/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Kubernetes YAML manifests to Terraform HCL converter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tfk8s
history
Project history and usage
tfk8s is a Go CLI for converting Kubernetes YAML manifests into Terraform HCL for the Terraform Kubernetes provider. Its README frames the tool around copying examples from Kubernetes documentation or migrating existing YAML manifests without hand-converting them to HCL.
Project history
The project occupies the bridge between Kubernetes YAML workflows and Terraform-managed Kubernetes resources. The README focuses on practical conversions: YAML files to `.tf`, `kubectl get ... -o yaml` piped through tfk8s, Helm template output converted to Terraform, and recursive conversion of manifest trees.
The release history is compact but focused. GitHub lists v0.1.10 as the latest release, with v0.1.x releases adding fixes such as stripping generated fields, supporting `generateName`, handling heredoc strings, ignoring empty YAML documents, and removing a dependency on the Terraform project.
Adoption history
The repository shows about a thousand GitHub stars and is packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, and Nix according to the input metadata. That is broad packaging for a narrow converter, suggesting sustained utility for users moving between Kubernetes-native and Terraform-native representations.
Its adoption niche is migration and copy-paste ergonomics: developers can bring Kubernetes examples, Helm output, or live-cluster YAML into Terraform code review without manually mapping every object into HCL.
How it is used
The standard workflow is `tfk8s -f input.yaml -o output.tf` or piping YAML into stdin and redirecting HCL. Flags include input/output file selection, map-only output, provider alias population, stripping server-side fields, quote-stripping for map keys, and version display.
The README documents use with `kubectl`, Helm, and `find`, making it useful in shell pipelines rather than only as an interactive conversion tool.
Why package nerds care
tfk8s is package-nerd interesting because it is a format converter with a very clear boundary: Kubernetes YAML in, Terraform HCL out. It reduces a boring migration chore and fits naturally as a small CLI installed from a system package manager.
Its presence in multiple package ecosystems makes it easier to use in CI and migration scripts without vendoring a custom converter into every repository.
Timeline
- 2022: Repository page lists v0.1.10 as the latest release.
- 2022: v0.1.x release notes record support and cleanup for generated fields, `generateName`, heredoc strings, empty YAML documents, and Terraform dependency removal.
Related projects
- Terraform Kubernetes Provider is the target provider named by the README.
- `kubectl` and Helm are documented input producers for tfk8s conversion workflows.
Sources
- https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s
- https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s/releases
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:kubernetes
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tfk8s | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.10
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.10
https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tfk8s |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tfk8s |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s |
| Repository | https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.10.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | tfk8s |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
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Debian apt95%
tfk8s 0.1.10-2+b10
Tool for converting Kubernetes YAML manifests to Terraform HCL
https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s
sudo apt install tfk8s- Section: golang
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tfk8s
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfk8s
Nix95%
tfk8s
nix profile install nixpkgs#tfk8s- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfk8s
Ubuntu apt95%
tfk8s 0.1.10-2
Tool for converting Kubernetes YAML manifests to Terraform HCL
https://github.com/jrhouston/tfk8s
sudo apt install tfk8s- Section: universe/golang
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfk8s
MacPorts95%
tfk8s
sudo port install tfk8s- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfk8s
source trail
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