diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index a9e4338..515b700 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ def publish_release(project):
     build.publish_artifacts()
 
 
+@task
+def inst(project):
+   run("./gradlew inst", shell=True)
+
+
 def increase_version_number(project, release_type):
     build = get_devops_build(project)
     build.update_release_type(release_type)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
index bcee2a7..8cd97ea 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ fun Prov.provisionK3s(
     if (!k3sConfig.reprovision) {
         provisionServerCliConvenience()
     }
+
+    installK9s()
 }
 
 private fun Prov.provisionGrafana(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/CliConvenience.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/CliConvenience.kt
index 5accaf0..f48ace2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/CliConvenience.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/CliConvenience.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.infrastructure
 
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.Prov
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.ProvResult
-import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.createFile
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.createFileFromResource
 
 private const val resourcePath = "org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/desktop/infrastructure"
@@ -16,7 +15,8 @@ fun Prov.provisionServerCliConvenience() = task {
 fun Prov.provisionKubectlCompletionAndAlias(): ProvResult = task {
     cmd("kubectl completion bash | sudo tee /etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl > /dev/null")
     cmd("echo 'alias k=kubectl' >> ~/.bashrc")
-    cmd("echo 'complete -o default -F __start_kubectl k' >>~/.bashrc")
+    cmd("echo 'alias k9=\"k9s --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf\"' >>  ~/.bashrc")
+    cmd("echo 'complete -o default -F __start_kubectl k' >> ~/.bashrc")
 }
 
 fun Prov.provisionVimrc(): ProvResult = task {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K9s.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K9s.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4288327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K9s.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.infrastructure
+
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.Prov
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.ProvResult
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.*
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.web.base.downloadFromURL
+
+// -----------------------------------  versions  --------------------------------
+
+const val K9S_VERSION = "v0.32.5"
+
+// -----------------------------------  public functions  --------------------------------
+
+
+fun Prov.installK9s(): ProvResult {
+    return taskWithResult {
+        createDir("/tmp", sudo = true)
+        downloadFromURL( "https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/download/" + K9S_VERSION + "/k9s_linux_amd64.deb", "k9s_linux_amd64.deb", "/tmp")
+        cmd("sudo dpkg -i k9s_linux_amd64.deb", "/tmp")
+    }
+}