# Lens General **URL:** https://forums.k8slens.dev/c/all-about-lens2/45.md [Latest](https://forums.k8slens.dev/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.k8slens.dev/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.k8slens.dev/tags.md) --- ## [About the Lens General category](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/about-the-lens-general-category/81)
**Author:** [@emeste](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/emeste)\ **Replies:** 0
General discussions about Lens! Lens Status Page - https://status.k8slens.dev --- ## [Ask AI and Flux product feedback](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/ask-ai-and-flux-product-feedback/7127)
**Author:** [@yruiz-2](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/yruiz-2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/ask-ai-and-flux-product-feedback/7127 "2026-07-07T08:55:04Z")
Hi, Lens 2026.6 has released support for Flux visualization and Ask AI, making it easier to connect your AI coding assistant, such as Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Codex, directly into Lens. If you have used them, we wou… --- ## [New bug: Cant load pod logs](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/new-bug-cant-load-pod-logs/6356)
**Author:** [@tuncay](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/tuncay)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/new-bug-cant-load-pod-logs/6356 "2026-03-27T06:30:22Z")
New issue, the Logs can’t load the pod logs anymore.. Failed to load pods for tab: Pod “xxx-xx-xxx-5d88575b4c-842f8” does not exist in namespace “default” --- ## [Lens 2025.10.230725-lates is too bad](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-2025-10-230725-lates-is-too-bad/6609)
**Author:** [@ggfgmax](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/ggfgmax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-2025-10-230725-lates-is-too-bad/6609 "2025-12-12T08:47:22Z")
Why did you cancel the function of node shell entering the host? This function is simply wonderful. It’s a pity to cancel it. Now I have to use the 2025.9.151055-latest version, and set the lens as read-only, and it is f… --- ## [Lens not working with strange error](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-not-working-with-strange-error/6698)
**Author:** [@arpit.agarwal](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/arpit.agarwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-not-working-with-strange-error/6698 "2025-12-08T09:00:18Z")
I tried changing some lens setting and the application got stuck then I restarted Lens and post that not able to access even the home page. Please refer uploaded image. None of the options are working now. Tried uninstal… --- ## [Lens Personal Pro - Work use](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-personal-pro-work-use/6653)
**Author:** [@marcinbienias](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/marcinbienias)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-personal-pro-work-use/6653 "2025-11-26T10:36:52Z")
Quick question I couldn’t find in any of FAQ. Can I use Personal License in my work? My company didn’t adopt lens as company wide tool but I want to use it on my personal license. --- ## [The new UI is terrible](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/the-new-ui-is-terrible/3689)
**Author:** [@m11](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/m11)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/the-new-ui-is-terrible/3689 "2025-09-23T13:20:52Z")
Hello. Where can I download the old version of Lens with good old UI? The new design is so bad. In my 10-year career, I’ve never wanted to roll back any software except for Lens. Everything is flat and small, with no c… --- ## [Communauté Francophone ](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/communaute-francophone/6223)
**Author:** [@c.grenier](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/c.grenier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/communaute-francophone/6223 "2025-07-02T06:56:14Z")
Bonjour, existe-t-il un forum Francais et un discord d’entraide pour l’utilisation de Lens . Merci à vous --- ## [Lens isn't opening](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-isnt-opening/6063)
**Author:** [@maxpain177](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/maxpain177)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-isnt-opening/6063 "2025-06-30T07:45:33Z")
Hello. What’s the problem? --- ## [App crash at /api/pods](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/app-crash-at-api-pods/5849)
**Author:** [@11274312366513968480](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/11274312366513968480)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/app-crash-at-api-pods/5849 "2025-04-10T08:52:23Z")
facing issue after update to new version --- ## [Is LENS is citrix worspace ready?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/is-lens-is-citrix-worspace-ready/3511)
**Author:** [@nadig99](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/nadig99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/is-lens-is-citrix-worspace-ready/3511 "2025-04-03T09:19:54Z")
Is LENS is Citrix workspace ready? Can i install it on Citrix workspace? Thanks --- ## [Why lens only provide multi namespace option? why no option to move one NS at a time?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-lens-only-provide-multi-namespace-option-why-no-option-to-move-one-ns-at-a-time/5455)
**Author:** [@davidt](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/davidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-lens-only-provide-multi-namespace-option-why-no-option-to-move-one-ns-at-a-time/5455 "2025-03-25T12:47:07Z")
Few months ago, Lens was moved you from one NS to another by clicking the NS. Now clicking NS is just added to the list, and you add/remove from list. What if my use case is moving between NS? why every time I need to … --- ## [Using WSL and Lens](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/using-wsl-and-lens/563)
**Author:** [@jehrismann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jehrismann)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/using-wsl-and-lens/563 "2025-03-03T08:50:48Z")
If you have a Windows system with WSL installed and have set up access to a public cloud for connecting to your clusters via kubectl this means you probably have installed the necessary cloud cli tools (such as aws or gc… --- ## [Lens Metrics with Grafana Mimir](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-metrics-with-grafana-mimir/5671)
**Author:** [@jeansen](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jeansen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-metrics-with-grafana-mimir/5671 "2025-02-28T19:38:30Z")
I am trying to get the Metrics back since I moved from Prometheus to Mimir. Unfortunately Lens does not spit out much, when it comes to errors. Is there a way to see what requests are made to the metrics endpoint? Curren… --- ## [Debian (APT) repository outdated, impossible to update](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/debian-apt-repository-outdated-impossible-to-update/2598)
**Author:** [@decrofn](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/decrofn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/debian-apt-repository-outdated-impossible-to-update/2598 "2025-01-22T09:21:14Z")
Hello, again I see the apt repository is outdated apt info lens Package: lens Version: 2023.11.131420-latest APT-Sources: https://downloads.k8slens.dev/apt/debian stable/main amd64 Packages And for some reason download… --- ## [What does filtering mode even do?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-does-filtering-mode-even-do/5119)
**Author:** [@hafizhmh](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/hafizhmh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-does-filtering-mode-even-do/5119 "2024-12-09T09:28:48Z")
Filtering mode enabled: Filtering mode disabled: I don’t see any difference? The documentation does not contain any entry about “filtering mode”. Lens: 2024.11.261604-latest Electron: 31.7.5 Chrome: 126.0.… --- ## [The Journey to the Next Generation of Lens: A Modern Kubernetes IDE for the Future](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/the-journey-to-the-next-generation-of-lens-a-modern-kubernetes-ide-for-the-future/3582)
**Author:** [@miskun](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/miskun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/the-journey-to-the-next-generation-of-lens-a-modern-kubernetes-ide-for-the-future/3582 "2024-09-12T06:38:16Z")
We’ve been hard at work modernizing Lens Desktop, the most popular Kubernetes IDE, with over 1 million users. The current version of Lens, while powerful, is based on an older architecture that was initially designed for… --- ## [Simplify Kubernetes Monitoring and Management with Lens Desktop](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/simplify-kubernetes-monitoring-and-management-with-lens-desktop/3456)
**Author:** [@emeste](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/emeste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/simplify-kubernetes-monitoring-and-management-with-lens-desktop/3456 "2024-08-06T15:02:40Z")
How to Monitor, Manage, and Troubleshoot Your Workloads Efficiently Managing Kubernetes workloads efficiently is crucial for ensuring the stability and performance of your applications. Lens Desktop streamlines this p… --- ## [Can you add quick feedback directly in the K8s Lens Desktop UI?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/can-you-add-quick-feedback-directly-in-the-k8s-lens-desktop-ui/3383)
**Author:** [@rohit.mistry](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/rohit.mistry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/can-you-add-quick-feedback-directly-in-the-k8s-lens-desktop-ui/3383 "2024-07-08T10:05:01Z")
It was hard to find out where to provide product feedback for the K8s Lense Desktop app. It would be good to make it easy to provide quick feedback directly in the k8s Lens Desktop UI (instead of finding our way here by… --- ## [How much load does Lens put on K8s API Server](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/how-much-load-does-lens-put-on-k8s-api-server/3173)
**Author:** [@evolvah](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/evolvah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/how-much-load-does-lens-put-on-k8s-api-server/3173 "2024-04-16T18:15:31Z")
Assuming that Lens polls K8s API Server to get a view into a cluster, how often does it poll and how much load does it generate? Some skeptics suggest that Lens may crash or slow down an K8s API Server. Are there any siz… --- ## [Why I don't see any metrics or some of the metrics are not working?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-i-dont-see-any-metrics-or-some-of-the-metrics-are-not-working/96)
**Author:** [@dzhigzhitzhapov](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/dzhigzhitzhapov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-i-dont-see-any-metrics-or-some-of-the-metrics-are-not-working/96 "2024-02-20T15:23:27Z")
In order to display cluster metrics, Lens requires that Prometheus is running in the cluster. You can install Prometheus in Cluster settings if needed. Lens tries to detect Prometheus installation automatically. If it f… --- ## [Ability to SSH to remove server](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/ability-to-ssh-to-remove-server/2584)
**Author:** [@daniel-lee-sisense](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/daniel-lee-sisense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/ability-to-ssh-to-remove-server/2584 "2024-01-16T18:16:15Z")
Is there a way to connect the Lens desktop app which is running on my Windows laptop via SSH to a remote Linux server where the kubconfig file, kubectl, aws cli, are located? Similar to → The Easiest Way to Connect to… --- ## [Starting Lens from command line and using a defined cluster](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/starting-lens-from-command-line-and-using-a-defined-cluster/2219)
**Author:** [@dave.pilditch-2](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/dave.pilditch-2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/starting-lens-from-command-line-and-using-a-defined-cluster/2219 "2023-12-18T19:10:56Z")
Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help or point me in the right direction, I am writing a Bash script that currently starts up Lens (if the correct option is selected). Is there a way from command line to start Lens and … --- ## [Lens Teamwork agent now supports proxies](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-teamwork-agent-now-supports-proxies/2453)
**Author:** [@phorsmalahti](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/phorsmalahti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-teamwork-agent-now-supports-proxies/2453 "2023-12-18T19:08:27Z")
Hi, the latest bored-agent (0.11.0) now supports proxies. Just configure the BORED\_HTTPS\_PROXY environment variable to point to the proxy. This will be used to set HTTPS\_PROXY for the bored-agent Deployment. Currently t… --- ## [In case of Lens Spaces/Cluster Connect issues](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/in-case-of-lens-spaces-cluster-connect-issues/2346)
**Author:** [@emeste](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/emeste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/in-case-of-lens-spaces-cluster-connect-issues/2346 "2023-11-30T14:25:22Z")
If you’re experiencing Lens Spaces or Cluster Connect issues, you may have to restart your bored-agent pod, which can be found in the lens-platform namespace. By restarting the pod in the affected clusters, your issue s… --- ## [What to do if your metrics are not displayed on Terraform EKS cluster?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-to-do-if-your-metrics-are-not-displayed-on-terraform-eks-cluster/2115)
**Author:** [@emeste](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/emeste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-to-do-if-your-metrics-are-not-displayed-on-terraform-eks-cluster/2115 "2023-11-07T14:59:18Z")
Ensure that the Prometheus port is added to the whitelisted ports for incoming traffic in the security group. This can be done with the following Terraform code: node\_security\_group\_additional\_rules = { prometheus\_9… --- ## [Setting up your own metrics on Lens](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/setting-up-your-own-metrics-on-lens/342)
**Author:** [@jehrismann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jehrismann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/setting-up-your-own-metrics-on-lens/342 "2023-04-13T16:35:06Z")
Install the prometheus chart from the prometheus-community repo (Prometheus Community Kubernetes Helm Charts | helm-charts). You may need to add it as a custom repo to Lens (you can add custom helm repos by picking Prefe… --- ## [GKE cluster connect error: executable gke-gcloud-auth-plugin not found](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/gke-cluster-connect-error-executable-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin-not-found/343)
**Author:** [@jehrismann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jehrismann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/gke-cluster-connect-error-executable-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin-not-found/343 "2023-04-13T17:03:44Z")
If you find you cannot (or no longer) connect to your GKE cluster, and see a message like executable gke-gcloud-auth-plugin not found make sure that you installed the gcloud tools from the same kind of shell that Lens … --- ## [Enabling Lens built-in metrics for an RBAC-limited user](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/enabling-lens-built-in-metrics-for-an-rbac-limited-user/309)
**Author:** [@jehrismann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jehrismann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/enabling-lens-built-in-metrics-for-an-rbac-limited-user/309 "2023-03-29T16:29:54Z")
This post shows step-by-step how to apply RBAC rules to enable metrics displays for an already RBAC-limited user. This is a continuation of this post on how to set up RBAC in Lens This demonstration uses the Lens Desktop… --- ## [Lens Support & Autopilot: How Lens handles the hard stuff](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-support-autopilot-how-lens-handles-the-hard-stuff/559)
**Author:** [@emeste](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/emeste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-support-autopilot-how-lens-handles-the-hard-stuff/559 "2023-06-13T07:50:03Z")
Lens Desktop helps developers and operators save time and work smarter with Kubernetes. While a command-line client like kubectl is a refined instrument for Kubernetes professionals, the developers on your team probab… [Next page](https://forums.k8slens.dev/c/all-about-lens2/45.md?page=1)