# kubetail-org/kubetail

Real-time logging dashboard for Kubernetes. View logs in a terminal or a browser. Run anywhere - desktop, cluster, docker.

Repository: https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubetail-org-kubetail
Homepage: https://www.kubetail.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, logging, real-time, private, dashboard, monitoring, cluster, devops, observability
Last push: 2026-07-06T18:56:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 89, longevity 66
- inputs: {"age_days": 933, "days_push": 58, "days_rel": 78, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 59}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1758, forks 125 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.403753+00:00)

## What it is
Kubetail is a real-time logging dashboard for Kubernetes that merges log streams from multiple containers in a workload into a single chronological timeline, viewable in a browser or terminal. It fetches logs directly via the Kubernetes API, so data stays private, and runs on desktop, in-cluster, or via Docker.

## Use cases
- tail logs from multiple kubernetes pods in real time
- view merged logs for a deployment in one timeline
- debug ephemeral containers as requests move between services
- browse kubernetes logs in a browser without shipping them to an external service
- grep and filter kubernetes logs by workload, time range, or node
- switch between multiple kubernetes clusters to view logs

## When to choose
- you need real-time log tailing across multi-container kubernetes workloads
- you want a private, self-hosted logging tool that uses only the Kubernetes API
- you want both a GUI dashboard and a CLI for logs
- you need to follow logs across ephemeral containers seamlessly

## When to avoid
- you need long-term log storage, retention, or aggregation
- you need centralized log analytics across many clusters with alerting
- your logs are already shipped to a platform like ELK, Loki, or Datadog
- you run Kubernetes older than v1.18

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: logging, monitoring, cli, web-framework
- domain: monitoring, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: kubernetes-logging, log-tailing, observability, real-time-logs, multi-pod, dashboard, devops, containers, kubernetes, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- kubetail-org/kubetail (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.403753+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 2026-08-30T03:27:34.959198+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.403753+00:00, sha 43777e86b2d6)
  - homepage: https://www.kubetail.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:46.079637+00:00, sha a6f837b394cd)
  - site_page: https://www.kubetail.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:46.081921+00:00, sha f885ebdacaee)
  - site_page: https://docs.kubetail.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:46.083379+00:00, sha 212bdf687c77)
  - site_page: https://www.kubetail.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:46.084871+00:00, sha 3cbe892cba96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.