# Cluster connections via CLI, shareable message URLs, and topic catalog details

## Manage cluster connections via CLI

Deploy Console cluster connections using infrastructure as code with KafkaCluster, KafkaConnectCluster, and KsqlDBCluster resources.

```yaml
---
apiVersion: console/v2
kind: KafkaCluster
metadata:
  name: cloud-kafka
spec:
  displayName: "Cloud Kafka"
  icon: "kafka"
  color: "#000000"
  bootstrapServers: "34.140.204.135:12092"
  properties:
    sasl.jaas.config: org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username="admin" password="admin-secret";
    security.protocol: SASL_SSL
    sasl.mechanism: PLAIN
  schemaRegistry:
    url: http://34.140.204.135/registry/
    security:
      type: BasicAuth
      username: superUser
      password: superUser
```

See the [Console Resources Reference](https://docs.conduktor.io/platform/reference/resource-reference/console/) for full definitions.

## Generate API tokens on startup

The `conduktor login` command generates an API token using admin credentials, enabling full IaC deployments without UI access. See [the docs](https://docs.conduktor.io/guide/conduktor-in-production/automate/cli-automation).

## Link directly to individual messages

Individual messages have unique URLs. Share a link to a specific Kafka message for review or investigation.

The standalone message page shows key, value, metadata, and headers. Switch between JSON and table view, or filter with jq.

![Shareable Message Page](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jul-2024-ii-1.png)

## View large messages without performance issues

Messages larger than 100KB load on a separate page instead of the Consume page, avoiding browser performance issues.

## Document topics in the catalog

The Topic Details page shows contextual documentation about topics. Control whether descriptions can be edited in the UI using annotations. See the [Topic Resource documentation](https://docs.conduktor.io/guide/reference/kafka-reference).

![Topic Catalog](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jul-2024-ii-2.png)

## View user last login dates

The Settings > Users page shows a 'Last login' column. Login events are also captured in the Audit Log.

![User Last Activity](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jul-2024-ii-3.png)

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For a full list of changes, read the [complete release notes](https://docs.conduktor.io/changelog/#console-1251).