TL;DR — Quick Summary

kdash is a fast, simple Kubernetes dashboard for the terminal. Monitor pods, deployments, services, and nodes with real-time updates.

kdash gives you a fast Kubernetes overview in the terminal. Pods, deployments, services — at a glance.

Installation

# Cargo
cargo install kdash

# Homebrew
brew install kdash

# Docker
docker run -it --rm -v ~/.kube:/root/.kube kdash

Usage

# Launch with current kubeconfig
kdash

# Key bindings
# Tab       — switch resource view (pods, deployments, services)
# c         — switch cluster context
# n         — switch namespace
# /         — filter
# d         — describe resource
# l         — view logs
# Enter     — resource details

Summary

  • kdash: real-time Kubernetes TUI dashboard
  • Monitor pods, deployments, services, nodes
  • Context and namespace switching
  • Resource filtering and log viewing
  • Written in Rust — instant startup