kdash

kdash is a lightweight terminal dashboard for monitoring and inspecting Kubernetes clusters. Built with Rust, it provides fast, read-only access to your cluster's resources and metrics directly from the command line.

Key capabilities include:

• Real-time monitoring: Display live node metrics and resource utilization with configurable polling rates
• Resource inspection: View, search, and filter Kubernetes resources across namespaces
• Log streaming: Tail container logs with configurable history depth and aggregate logs from workload pods
• Context switching: Easily switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces
• Resource details: Copy YAML definitions, view descriptions, and access Kubernetes events
• Troubleshooting tab: Surface severity-ranked findings for Pods, PVCs, and ReplicaSets with quick navigation to logs and diagnostics
• Deep navigation: Move from workloads to owned Pods, Pods to Containers, and Nodes to scheduled Pods
• Customization: Configure keybindings, light and dark themes, and log tail settings via YAML config

Unlike management-focused tools, kdash emphasizes read-only visibility for troubleshooting and daily monitoring. It's ideal for system administrators, platform engineers, and developers who need quick terminal-based access to cluster health and diagnostics without the risk of accidental modifications.