Headlamp is a graphical interface for Kubernetes that helps administrators and developers manage clusters, inspect resources and troubleshoot workloads. It provides a vendor-independent alternative to dashboards tied to particular Kubernetes distributions or cloud platforms.
The application can run inside a Kubernetes cluster or locally as a desktop program. Its interface presents resources in organised views, making it easier to inspect workloads, configurations and operational information.
Headlamp supports interactive resource management, including creating, updating and deleting Kubernetes objects. Its controls respect the permissions granted to the user through Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC), helping ensure that operations are only offered when authorised.
The software is extensible through plugins, allowing additional dashboards, integrations and other functionality to be introduced without modifying the core application.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Graphical Kubernetes dashboard for inspecting and managing cluster resources.
- Supports multiple Kubernetes clusters from a single interface.
- View workloads, namespaces, networking resources, storage and configuration objects.
- Provides interactive operations for creating, editing and deleting Kubernetes resources.
- Respects Kubernetes RBAC permissions when presenting management controls.
- Integrated resource editor with access to relevant Kubernetes documentation.
- View pod and container logs to investigate application problems.
- Execute commands within containers through an integrated terminal interface.
- Inspect detailed resource information, status and relationships.
- Supports cancelling resource creation, update and deletion operations.
- Plugin architecture allows extensions to add views and integrations.
- Provides a vendor-independent interface suitable for different Kubernetes environments.
- Can operate as an in-cluster dashboard or a local desktop application.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp
Support:
Developer: Kubernetes SIG UI
License: Apache License 2.0
Headlamp is written in TypeScript and Go. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| IDEs for Kubernetes | |
|---|---|
| K9s | Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters |
| kustomize | Manage declarative configuration of Kubernetes |
| Freelens | Graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters |
| KDash | Terminal-based Kubernetes dashboard |
| Headlamp | Web interface for Kubernetes |
| Che | Kubernetes based Cloud Development Environments for Enterprise Teams |
| kubewall | Single-binary Kubernetes dashboard |
| Monokle | Create and maintain high-quality Kubernetes configurations |
| Koreo | Platform engineering toolkit for Kubernetes |
| Seabird | Kubernetes IDE designed for the GNOME desktop |
| Kubethor | Kubernetes management web application |
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