Kubernetes Dashboard

Kubernetes Dashboard is a self-hosted, open source web interface designed to manage and monitor Kubernetes clusters. 0. It addresses the need for a secure, in-cluster dashboard with a familiar interface and an updated toolchain, integrating new features natively rather than relying on plugins or external dependencies.

The dashboard provides visibility and management across more than 50 resource types and includes a range of features such as a cluster health overview with real-time metrics, a policy audit performing 14 security checks on live pod specifications, and a resource efficiency analyzer that compares CPU and memory requests with actual usage. Additional capabilities include a comprehensive RBAC viewer to assess permissions, a certificate tracker for monitoring Kubernetes TLS secrets, a cluster map visualizing workloads by namespace, and a live event timeline. The application projects feature organizes namespaces as project cards with health and resource summaries, while the registry manager cross-references Docker config secrets with pod usage to identify unused credentials.

The dashboard also offers an AI assistant powered by Claude Sonnet, which can answer questions about the cluster and provide contextual insights when accessed from a pod detail page, requiring an Anthropic API key. Other features include real-time storage usage monitoring, an interactive cluster shell with pre-configured kubectl access, and detection-gated views for cert-manager and MetalLB integrations. The platform supports automatic detection and integration with tools like Kubescape, VictoriaMetrics, Grafana Alloy, cert-manager, and MetalLB when present in the cluster.

Installation is performed via Kubernetes manifests, deploying five pods without requiring Helm. 0 license, emphasizing a fully auditable, static codebase suitable for hardened, in-cluster deployments. This tool is intended for users who require a secure, extensible, and modern interface for managing Kubernetes environments.