• Headlamp expanded in 2025, reaching more teams, new workflows, and plugin integrations. • Officially joined Kubernetes SIG UI, aligning roadmap and design with core Kubernetes community. • Public outreach grew with talks on Enlightening with Whitney Lee and KCD New York 2025. • Linux Foundation mentorship produced key plugins: KEDA, Karpenter, Gateway API, and observability stack. • KEDA plugin adds UI for ScaledObjects and ScaledJobs, simplifying resource management. • OpenTelemetry stack provides metrics, logs, and traces, enhancing Headlamp monitoring and debugging. • UX audit identified usability gaps, leading to design improvements and new plugin personas.
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- Headlamp has expanded its reach in 2025, solidifying its position as a modern Kubernetes UI. The project joined the Kubernetes SIG UI, bringing its roadmap closer to the core community and boosting outreach through talks and media appearances. A Linux Foundation mentorship program contributed several plugins-KEDA, Karpenter, Gateway API-and enhancements such as observability, UX audits, and backend caching. New core features include a multi‑cluster view for side‑by‑side comparison, an “Projects” system that groups resources across namespaces and clusters, and a redesigned navigation that treats logs, terminals, and dashboards as persistent activities. These updates aim to improve collaboration, reduce context switching, and streamline troubleshooting.
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