Sponsor KuaDashboard
KUA — Know Unified Administration is free and open source. It was built to eliminate the operational fragmentation of managing multiple clouds and Kubernetes clusters from separate consoles.
If KuaDashboard saves you time, reduces your operational complexity, or helps your team act faster — consider supporting its continued development.
"Not just a dashboard — a system that understands, organizes and lets you operate your entire infrastructure from a single point."
GitHub Sponsors
Support via GitHub Sponsors
Your sponsorship goes directly to the maintainer and funds the KUA roadmap: from Dashboard to Control Platform to Intelligent System — and eventually AI-driven Cloud Ops. GitHub matches contributions for eligible developers.
💖 Sponsor on GitHubOne-time donation via PayPal
Prefer a direct one-time contribution? Send any amount via PayPal — no account required.
🅿️ Donate via PayPalReal Cost of Open Source
KuaDashboard is free to use, but not free to build and distribute. Here is a transparent breakdown of what keeping it running and trusted actually costs.
Development time
| Area | Estimated hours invested |
|---|---|
| Core backend (K8s, AWS, GCP routes) | ~300 h |
| Frontend (Vue 3, Pinia, all views) | ~250 h |
| Electron desktop packaging | ~60 h |
| CI/CD pipeline and release automation | ~40 h |
| Documentation (EN + ES) | ~50 h |
| Code signing, security hardening | ~20 h |
| Total to date | ~720 h |
At a conservative market rate of $50 USD/h, that represents over $36,000 USD of work donated to the community.
Annual operating costs
| Item | Cost / year (USD) |
|---|---|
| Windows code-signing certificate (OV/EV) | $30 – $600 |
| Apple Developer Program (macOS signing + notarization) | $99 |
| Domain and hosting (docs site) | ~$20 – $50 |
| Total recurring | ~$149 – $749 / year |
Every dollar donated goes toward keeping the project signed, secure, and maintained.
What Your Support Enables
KUA's vision is to evolve through four stages. Your support drives that roadmap forward:
| Stage | Goal | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dashboard | Unified K8s + Cloud visibility | ✅ Released |
| 2. Control Platform | Multi-cloud actions, RBAC, Helm, deployments | 🔧 In progress |
| 3. Intelligent System | AI-assisted diagnostics, log analysis, recommendations | 💖 Needs support |
| 4. AI Ops | Automated operations, smart alerts, self-healing | 🚀 Future |
| Area | Impact |
|---|---|
| New Integrations | Azure, EKS console, GKE full management, Step Functions |
| Platform Builds | macOS DMG, Linux AppImage, ARM native |
| Quality | E2E tests, CI/CD pipeline, accessibility |
| Community | Documentation, issue triage, contributor onboarding |
Other Ways to Help
⭐ Star the Repository
Stars help KuaDashboard get discovered by other developers and ops teams.
🐛 Report a Bug or Request a Feature
Found something broken? Have an idea? Use these templates:
📣 Spread the Word
Share KuaDashboard with your team or community:
🔧 Contribute Code
KuaDashboard is open to contributions. Fork it, fix it, improve it.
How to get started:
- Fork the repo: github.com/lnavarrocarter/kuadashboard
- Pick an open issue:
good first issue·help wanted - Submit a Pull Request — describe what you changed and why
- Review existing PRs — code review is a valuable contribution too
# Fork and clone
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/kuadashboard.git
cd kuadashboard
# Install and run in dev mode
npm install
npm run dev:fullSee the Architecture docs to understand how the backend, frontend and Electron layer fit together before contributing.