# kdash-rs/kdash

A simple and fast dashboard for Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kdash
Homepage: https://kdash-rs.github.io
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, dashboard, rust, tui, monitoring, k8s, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:22:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1968, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2527, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:58.668079+00:00)

## What it is
KDash is a fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI dashboard for Kubernetes built in Rust. It lets users watch, inspect, and manage cluster resources, logs, and port-forwards without leaving the shell.

## Use cases
- monitor kubernetes cluster from terminal
- view pod logs in a tui
- manage kubernetes resources without kubectl
- port-forward pods and services from terminal
- watch deployments nodes and crds live
- scale and restart workloads from a dashboard
- browse kubernetes events and configmaps

## When to choose
- you want a fast terminal-based kubernetes dashboard instead of a web UI
- you prefer keyboard-driven workflows and staying in the shell
- you need lightweight cluster monitoring plus common management actions like delete, scale, and port-forward

## When to avoid
- you need a full graphical dashboard with multi-user access like Lens or the Kubernetes Dashboard
- you need advanced cluster administration such as RBAC editing or helm management
- you are not comfortable with terminal UIs

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, terminal-ui, developer-tools, cli
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, tui, dashboard, rust, k8s, port-forward, resource-management, devops, containers, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- kdash-rs/kdash (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.668079+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:24.855111+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.668079+00:00, sha 00f672c8cdb5)
  - homepage: https://kdash-rs.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:49.773178+00:00, sha 4f36fbf43346)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/kdash (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:49.782495+00:00, sha 4819c77448b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.