What’s the best way to explore databases running in Kubernetes?

Operators are fantastic! Just remember to keep backups of your PVCs. You can also look into using tools like CloudnativePG to help manage your database effectively.

I prefer not to mess around with live databases directly. Instead, I clone a backup of the persistent volume and mount it to a temporary inspector pod for exploration.

Deploying something like PGAdmin for Postgres or phpMyAdmin for MySQL makes it a lot simpler to manage. Just make sure they're private and only accessible to the right people.

Honestly, just using port forwarding is really straightforward. It doesn't get much easier than that!

I use `kubectl exec` for access. Honestly, if you're not comfortable with the CLI tools for your database, you might not be ready to debug a database in Kubernetes.