# Introduction to Redpanda Console

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [streaming-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming-full.txt)

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Redpanda Console is a web interface for managing and interacting with Redpanda clusters. Built to provide a seamless experience for developers working with streaming data, Redpanda Console simplifies tasks associated with managing data streams, offering a UI that helps you monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize your streaming workloads.

![overview](_images/overview.png)

## [](#cluster-management)Cluster management

Explore a comprehensive overview of your cluster, including:

-   **Broker monitoring**: View and manage the health, status, and configurations of your brokers.

-   **Topic management**: Create, configure, and monitor topics, including detailed information on partitions, replicas, and message counts.

-   **Consumer group insights**: Track the activity and performance of your consumer groups, manage offsets, and identify potential bottlenecks.


![broker overview](_images/broker-overview.png)

## [](#data-observability-and-debugging)Data observability and debugging

Observe and debug your streaming data:

-   **Message inspection**: Browse and filter messages within your topics, with options to search by key, timestamp, or custom filters.

-   [**Programmable push filters**](ui/programmable-push-filters/): Write custom JavaScript filters to isolate specific messages, enabling deep inspection and debugging.

-   **Rewind and Replay**: Roll back consumer offsets to reprocess messages, allowing you to correct issues or replay data as needed.


![topic](_images/topic.png)

## [](#access-control)Access control

Manage Redpanda users and control who has access to Redpanda Console:

-   **Visual ACL management**: Create, view, and manage ACLs, ensuring that your data is secure and access is properly controlled.

-   **Rotate credentials**: Update user and service account passwords to maintain security without downtime.

-   **Identity provider integration**: For enterprise users, Redpanda Console integrates with identity providers (IdPs) for single sign-on (SSO), making user management straightforward and secure.


![user](_images/user.png)

## [](#schema-management)Schema management

[Manage and browse your schemas](ui/schema-reg/), ensuring your data is correctly structured and validated across your streams.

![schema reg](_images/schema-reg.png)

## [](#connectivity-and-integrations)Connectivity and integrations

View and manage Kafka Connect clusters and connectors, simplifying the integration of external systems with your streaming data.

## [](#who-should-use-redpanda-console)Who should use Redpanda Console?

Redpanda Console is designed for:

-   **Developers** who need to manage, monitor, and debug streaming data without the overhead of complex CLI tools.

-   **Data engineers** who require a robust interface to manage Redpanda clusters and ensure data pipelines are running smoothly.

-   **DevOps engineers** who want a single place to monitor the health and performance of streaming data infrastructure.

-   **Security teams** who need to configure and audit access controls within the data streaming environment.


## [](#suggested-videos)Suggested videos

-   [Demo: Redpanda Console](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezDYSpC7JcU)


## [](#next-steps)Next steps

[Get started](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.1/get-started/quick-start/)