Does it support multicluster ui?

[ithesadson]

Can we display multiple clusters through a single ui? Or should we set up a different ui for each environment? (dev,test,prod etc.)

[davideserio]

The project is under development.
At this time, it is necessary to set different UIs for each environment.

[clement-igonet]

Well, the topic as high value in my opinion.

Indeed, it seems to me as a feature request:

• it could be risky to rely massively on the k8s cluster we operate on
• a very light agent to operate velero remotely would be convenient
• having a single dashboard to manage all k8s clusters is just a main feature, and a blocker for wide adoption if not there.

Can't we consider API part as an agent, and UI as a main board ?
In that way, UI board would just need a kind of switch solution to navigate from one cluster to another ?
Maybe, one url/path for each UI instance could do the trick before improvements ?

Please, could we open again the current issue, at least to continue the discussion ?

[ithesadson]

Well, the topic as high value in my opinion.

Indeed, it seems to me as a feature request:

• it could be risky to rely massively on the k8s cluster we operate on
• a very light agent to operate velero remotely would be convenient
• having a single dashboard to manage all k8s clusters is just a main feature, and a blocker for wide adoption if not there.

Can't we consider API part as an agent, and UI as a main board ? In that way, UI board would just need a kind of switch solution to navigate from one cluster to another ? Maybe, one url/path for each UI instance could do the trick before improvements ?

Please, could we open again the current issue, at least to continue the discussion ?

Thanks for your valuable suggestions. I wanted to mention that Cloudcassa supports multicluster management through a single UI. They achieve this by implementing a centralized dashboard that communicates with lightweight agents deployed on each cluster. Each agent gathers and sends data back to the central UI, allowing for efficient management and monitoring of multiple clusters from one place.

Perhaps we could explore a similar approach for Velero UI. This method could help us achieve a unified view without the need for separate UIs for each environment.

I support reopening this issue to discuss this potential solution further.

These resources can be reviewed for insights:

• Multi-cluster Manager for Velero Deep Dive
• YouTube Video on Multi-cluster Management