A service sidecar for Kubernetes

Linkerd gives you instant Grafana dashboards and CLI debugging tools for any
Kubernetes service — with no cluster-wide installation.

Rapidly diagnose runtime issues

Identify service failures right away. Trace issues directly to the failed calls or broken runtime dependencies.
Get actionable service metrics

Get the insights that matter with pre-installed Grafana dashboards. See everything. Know everything.
Zero configuration, installs in seconds

Instant service observability and dashboards. Three easy steps and your Linkerd is live.
Incremental, composable design

Equally useful for one service or 100 services. No code or configuration changes needed.
Lightweight, self contained

Minimal impact on other team's services, with a lightweight footprint.
Built with Rust and 100% cloud native

Built with modern programming languages. Designed for the cloud native world.