# Galacius

> Galacius is a lightweight, native desktop app for managing Kubernetes clusters — a clean, modern, watch-based UI over your cluster, without the overhead of Electron. Free and open source for macOS and Linux.

**Installation — macOS**
- Homebrew: 
  ```
  brew tap galacius/homebrew-galacius
  brew trust galacius/galacius/galacius
  brew install galacius
  ```
- Manual install script: 
  ```
  curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/galacius/galacius/main/scripts/install.sh" | bash
  ```
- Or download the Apple Silicon binary directly from the site

**Installation — Linux (Ubuntu 24.04 "noble" and derivatives)**
- apt: add the Galacius APT repository, then `sudo apt-get install galacius` (see the site for the exact commands)
- Manual install script: same as macOS
- Or download the amd64 binary directly from the site

**Installation — Windows**
- Prebuilt installers are not published yet — check the GitHub releases page for updates.

**Key facts**
- Free and open source (license published on GitHub)
- Native app, not Electron-based — lightweight and fast
- Watch-based UI that reflects live Kubernetes cluster state

## Features

- [Core Features](https://galacius.github.io/features/core): Browse every workload in a live, watch-based view, stream pod logs and exec into a terminal, port-forward with one click, and filter across namespaces — all from the Galacius desktop app.
- [Plugins](https://galacius.github.io/features/plugins): Add new capabilities to Galacius without waiting on a core release. Install plugins from the official marketplace, or point Galacius at your own custom marketplace.

## Resources

- [App](https://galacius.github.io/): Live product site
- [Source & releases](https://github.com/galacius/galacius): GitHub repository
- [Author](https://gknguyen.info): Created and maintained by GK Nguyen