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Sonobuoy
On the record
- Air-gapped operation
- It supports end-to-end testing with custom registries in air-gapped deployments.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Air-gapped use
- It supports end-to-end tests with custom registries in air-gapped deployments.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Built-in plugins
- The default plugins are Kubernetes end-to-end tests and systemd log gathering.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- CIS benchmarks
- The CIS Benchmarks plugin uses kube-bench and runs checks on master and worker nodes.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Cluster support
- Sonobuoy runs on any Kubernetes cluster and officially supports the latest three Kubernetes minor versions.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Community plugins
- Listed plugins include CIS Benchmarks, Kube-hunter, Who-can, Cluster-Inventory, and Reliability Scanner.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Community support
- Community support is provided through the Sonobuoy GitHub project, including GitHub issues.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Conformance testing
- It tests whether a cluster conforms to official Kubernetes specifications.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Custom testing
- Users can create plugins to test custom configurations or use community plugins.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Docker dependency
- The sonobuoy images subcommand requires Docker to be installed.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Docker Desktop limitation
- The documentation reports that kubectl logs, sonobuoy logs, and sonobuoy retrieve may fail and the systemd-logs plugin may hang on Docker Desktop Kubernetes.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- End-to-end tests
- The end-to-end plugin runs tests maintained by the upstream Kubernetes community.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Host logs
- The systemd-logs plugin gathers host log information by chrooting into the node filesystem and running journalctl.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation is available through binary releases or Homebrew on macOS.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation references AWS Quickstart, KinD, kubectl, Docker, and Docker Hub workflows.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Kubernetes versions
- Starting with version 0.20, Sonobuoy supports Kubernetes 1.17 or later.sonobuoy.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Open source
- Sonobuoy is released as open source software.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
- Prerequisites
- Running Sonobuoy requires access to an up-and-running Kubernetes cluster and an admin kubeconfig.sonobuoy.io · read 1 Oct 2026
