kite
# Kite - Modern Kubernetes Dashboard <div align="center"> <img src="./docs/assets/logo.svg" alt="Kite Logo" width="128" height="128"> _A modern Kubernetes dashboard_ <a href="https://trendshift.io/repositories/21820" target="_blank"><img src="https://trendshift.io/api/badge/repositories/21820" alt="kite-org%2Fkite | Trendshift" style="width: 250px; height: 55px;" width="250" height="55"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/kite-org/kite/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/kite-org/kite?color=ffcb47&labelColor=black&style=flat-square&logo=github&label=Stars" /></a> <a href="https://github.com/kite-org/kite/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/kite-org/kite/total?color=369eff&labelColor=black&logo=github&style=flat-square&label=Downloads" /></a> <a href="https://github.com/kite-org/kite/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/kite-org/kite?style=flat-square&logo=github&label=Contributors&labelColor=black" /></a> [](LICENSE) <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/kite-dashboard/shared_invite/zt-3cl9mccs7-eQZ1_t6IoTPHZkxXED1ceg"><img alt="Join Kite" src="https://badgen.net/badge/Slack/Join%20Kite/0abd59?icon=slack" /></a> [**Live Demo**](https://kite-demo.zzde.me) | [**Documentation**](https://kite.zzde.me) <br> **English** | [中文](./README_zh.md) </div> Kite is a lightweight, modern Kubernetes dashboard that unifies real-time observability, multi-cluster and resource management, enterprise-grade user governance (OAuth, RBAC, and audit logs), and AI agents in one workspace. Not just a tool, but more like a platform. <img width="1586" height="1167" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5710204d-5d34-44af-85dc-3b436e205c12" /> ## ✨ Features ### User Interface - Dark/light/color themes with system preference detection - Global search across all resources - Responsive design for desktop, tablet, and mobile - i18n support (English and Chinese) ### Multi-Cluster Management - Switch between multiple Kubernetes clusters - Independent Prometheus configuration per cluster - Automatic discovery from kubeconfig - Fine-grained cluster access permissions ### Resource Management - Full coverage: Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, PVs, PVCs, Nodes, and more - Live YAML editing with Monaco editor (syntax highlighting and validation) - Detailed views with containers, volumes, events, and conditions - Resource relationships (e.g., Deployment → Pods) - Create, update, delete, scale, and restart operations - Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) support - Quick image tag selector using Docker and container registry APIs - Helm chart discovery, install, upgrade, rollback, and release management - Customizable sidebar with CRD shortcuts - Kube proxy for direct pod/service access (no more `kubectl port-forward`) ### Monitoring & Observability - Real-time CPU, memory, and network charts (Prometheus) - Live pod logs with filtering and search - Web terminal for pods and nodes - Built-in kubectl console. - AI assistant. ### Security - OAuth integration - Role-based access control - User management and role allocation --- ## 🚀 Quick Start For detailed instructions, please refer to the [documentation](https://kite.zzde.me/guide/installation.html). ### Docker ```bash docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v ./data:/data -e DB_DSN=/data/db.sqlite ghcr.io/kite-org/kite:latest ``` ### Deploy in Kubernetes #### Using Helm (Recommended) 1. **Install from OCI registry** ```bash helm install kite oci://ghcr.io/kite-org/charts/kite -n kube-system ``` 2. **Or install from Helm repository** ```bash helm repo add kite https://kite-org.github.io/kite/ helm repo update helm install kite kite/kite -n kube-system ``` #### Using kubectl 1. **Apply deployment manifests** ```bash kubectl apply -f deploy/install.yaml # or install it online # Note: This method may not be suitable for a production environment, as it does not include any configuration related to persistence. You will need to manually mount the persistence volume and set the environment variable DB_DSN=/data/db.sqlite to ensure that data is not lost. Alternatively, an external database can be used. # ref: https://kite.zzde.me/faq.html#persistence-issues kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kite-org/kite/refs/heads/main/deploy/install.yaml ``` 2. **Access via port-forward** ```bash kubectl port-forward -n kube-system svc/kite 8080:8080 ``` ### Build from Source 1. **Clone the repository** ```bash git clone https://github.com/kite-org/kite.git cd kite ``` 2. **Build the project** ```bash make deps make build ``` 3. **Run the server** ```bash make run ``` --- ## 🔍 Troubleshooting For troubleshooting, please refer to the [documentation](https://kite.zzde.me). ## 💖 Support This Project If you find Kite helpful, please consider supporting its development! Your donations help maintain and improve this project. ### Donation Methods <table> <tr> <td align="center"> <b>Alipay</b><br> <img src="./docs/donate/alipay.jpeg" alt="Alipay QR Code" width="200"> </td> <td align="center"> <b>WeChat Pay</b><br> <img src="./docs/donate/wechat.jpeg" alt="WeChat Pay QR Code" width="200"> </td> <td align="center"> <b>PayPal</b><br> <a href="https://www.paypal.me/zxh326"> <img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/mktg/logo/pp_cc_mark_111x69.jpg" alt="PayPal" width="150"> </a> </td> </tr> </table> Thank you for your support! ❤️ ## 🤝 Contributing We welcome contributions! Please see our [contributing guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to get involved. ## 📄 License This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.