diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 0b07b83..27539db 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 import subprocess
+import time
+import json
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
+cache = {}
+CACHE_TTL = 300  # 5 minutes
+
 def run_kubectl(args, context=None):
     cmd = ["kubectl"]
     if context:
@@ -20,6 +25,21 @@ def run_kubectl(args, context=None):
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
     return result
 
+def get_cache_key(resource, namespace, context):
+    return f"{resource}:{namespace}:{context or ''}"
+
+def get_cached_items(resource, namespace, context):
+    key = get_cache_key(resource, namespace, context)
+    if key in cache:
+        ts, items = cache[key]
+        if time.time() - ts < CACHE_TTL:
+            return items
+    return None
+
+def set_cached_items(resource, namespace, context, items):
+    key = get_cache_key(resource, namespace, context)
+    cache[key] = (time.time(), items)
+
 @app.get("/")
 def root():
     return {"message": "Kubectl Web GUI backend"}
@@ -45,37 +65,68 @@ def get_namespaces(context: str = None):
     namespaces = [line for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line]
     return {"namespaces": namespaces}
 
+def paginated_list(resource, namespace, context, search, page, page_size, bypass, kubectl_args, item_mapper):
+    key = get_cache_key(resource, namespace, context)
+    items = None
+    if not bypass:
+        items = get_cached_items(resource, namespace, context)
+    if items is None:
+        result = run_kubectl(kubectl_args, context=context)
+        try:
+            obj = json.loads(result.stdout)
+            raw_items = obj.get("items", [])
+        except Exception:
+            raw_items = []
+        items = [item_mapper(i) for i in raw_items]
+        set_cached_items(resource, namespace, context, items)
+    if search:
+        s = search.lower()
+        items = [i for i in items if s in (i.get("name") or "").lower()]
+    total = len(items)
+    start = (page - 1) * page_size
+    paginated = items[start:start + page_size]
+    return {
+        "items": paginated,
+        "total": total,
+        "page": page,
+        "page_size": page_size
+    }
+
 @app.get("/pods")
-def get_pods(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
-    result = run_kubectl(
-        ["get", "pods", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
-        context=context
-    )
-    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace, "context": context}
+def get_pods(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None, search: str = "", page: int = 1, page_size: int = 10, bypass: bool = False):
+    def mapper(i):
+        return {
+            "name": i.get("metadata", {}).get("name", "unknown"),
+            "namespace": i.get("metadata", {}).get("namespace", namespace)
+        }
+    return paginated_list("pods", namespace, context, search, page, page_size, bypass, ["get", "pods", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"], mapper)
 
 @app.get("/nodes")
-def get_nodes(context: str = None):
-    result = run_kubectl(
-        ["get", "nodes", "-o", "json"],
-        context=context
-    )
-    return {"raw": result.stdout, "context": context}
+def get_nodes(context: str = None, search: str = "", page: int = 1, page_size: int = 10, bypass: bool = False):
+    def mapper(i):
+        return {
+            "name": i.get("metadata", {}).get("name", "unknown"),
+            "namespace": "-"
+        }
+    return paginated_list("nodes", "default", context, search, page, page_size, bypass, ["get", "nodes", "-o", "json"], mapper)
 
 @app.get("/pvcs")
-def get_pvcs(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
-    result = run_kubectl(
-        ["get", "pvc", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
-        context=context
-    )
-    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace, "context": context}
+def get_pvcs(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None, search: str = "", page: int = 1, page_size: int = 10, bypass: bool = False):
+    def mapper(i):
+        return {
+            "name": i.get("metadata", {}).get("name", "unknown"),
+            "namespace": i.get("metadata", {}).get("namespace", namespace)
+        }
+    return paginated_list("pvcs", namespace, context, search, page, page_size, bypass, ["get", "pvc", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"], mapper)
 
 @app.get("/configmaps")
-def get_configmaps(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
-    result = run_kubectl(
-        ["get", "configmaps", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"],
-        context=context
-    )
-    return {"raw": result.stdout, "namespace": namespace, "context": context}
+def get_configmaps(namespace: str = "default", context: str = None, search: str = "", page: int = 1, page_size: int = 10, bypass: bool = False):
+    def mapper(i):
+        return {
+            "name": i.get("metadata", {}).get("name", "unknown"),
+            "namespace": i.get("metadata", {}).get("namespace", namespace)
+        }
+    return paginated_list("configmaps", namespace, context, search, page, page_size, bypass, ["get", "configmaps", "-n", namespace, "-o", "json"], mapper)
 
 @app.get("/describe")
 def describe(resource: str, name: str, namespace: str = "default", context: str = None):
diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 81e3c59..0bd24c7 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   const resourceTitle = document.getElementById('resource-title');
   const searchInput = document.getElementById('search-input');
   const searchBtn = document.getElementById('search-btn');
+  const refreshBtn = document.getElementById('refresh-btn');
   const setDefaultBtn = document.getElementById('set-default');
   const actionName = document.getElementById('action-name');
   const actionOutput = document.getElementById('action-output');
 
-  let currentData = [];
   let currentPage = 1;
   const pageSize = 10;
 
@@ -79,49 +79,33 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     }
   }
 
-  async function loadResources() {
+  async function loadResources(bypass = false, page = 1) {
     const resType = resourceSelect.value;
     const ns = namespaceSelect.value || 'default';
     const ctx = contextSelect.value || null;
+    const search = searchInput.value.trim();
     resourceTitle.textContent = resType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + resType.slice(1);
     resourceList.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-    currentPage = 1;
+    currentPage = page;
     try {
       let url;
       if (resType === 'pods') {
-        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}&page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}&bypass=${bypass}`;
       } else if (resType === 'nodes') {
-        url = `http://localhost:8000/nodes${ctx ? '?context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/nodes?page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}&bypass=${bypass}`;
       } else if (resType === 'pvcs') {
-        url = `http://localhost:8000/pvcs?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pvcs?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}&page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}&bypass=${bypass}`;
       } else if (resType === 'configmaps') {
-        url = `http://localhost:8000/configmaps?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}${ctx ? '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(ctx) : ''}`;
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/configmaps?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}&page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}&bypass=${bypass}`;
       } else {
-        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}`;
+        url = `http://localhost:8000/pods?namespace=${encodeURIComponent(ns)}&page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}&bypass=${bypass}`;
       }
+      if (search) url += `&search=${encodeURIComponent(search)}`;
+      if (ctx) url += `&context=${encodeURIComponent(ctx)}`;
 
       const res = await fetch(url);
       const data = await res.json();
-      currentData = [];
-      try {
-        const obj = JSON.parse(data.raw || '{}');
-        if (resType === 'pods' || resType === 'pvcs' || resType === 'configmaps') {
-          const items = obj.items || [];
-          currentData = items.map(i => ({
-            name: i.metadata?.name || 'unknown',
-            namespace: i.metadata?.namespace || ns
-          }));
-        } else if (resType === 'nodes') {
-          const items = obj.items || [];
-          currentData = items.map(i => ({
-            name: i.metadata?.name || 'unknown',
-            namespace: '-'
-          }));
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        currentData = [];
-      }
-      renderList();
+      renderList(data);
       updateActionVisibility();
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to load resources', e);
@@ -129,21 +113,18 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     }
   }
 
-  function renderList() {
-    const filter = searchInput.value.toLowerCase();
-    const filtered = currentData.filter(item => item.name.toLowerCase().includes(filter));
-    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filtered.length / pageSize));
-    if (currentPage > totalPages) currentPage = totalPages;
-    if (currentPage < 1) currentPage = 1;
-
-    const start = (currentPage - 1) * pageSize;
-    const pageItems = filtered.slice(start, start + pageSize);
+  function renderList(data) {
+    const items = data.items || [];
+    const total = data.total || 0;
+    const page = data.page || 1;
+    const pageSize = data.page_size || 10;
+    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize));
 
     resourceList.innerHTML = '';
-    if (pageItems.length === 0) {
+    if (items.length === 0) {
       resourceList.innerHTML = '<li>No results</li>';
     } else {
-      pageItems.forEach(item => {
+      items.forEach(item => {
         const li = document.createElement('li');
         li.style.cursor = 'pointer';
         li.innerHTML = `<strong>${item.name}</strong> <span style="color:#666">(${item.namespace})</span>`;
@@ -162,29 +143,26 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     }
 
     const pageInfo = document.getElementById('page-info');
-    if (pageInfo) pageInfo.textContent = `Page ${currentPage} of ${totalPages} (${filtered.length} total)`;
+    if (pageInfo) pageInfo.textContent = `Page ${page} of ${totalPages} (${total} total)`;
 
     const prevBtn = document.getElementById('prev-page');
     const nextBtn = document.getElementById('next-page');
-    if (prevBtn) prevBtn.disabled = currentPage <= 1;
-    if (nextBtn) nextBtn.disabled = currentPage >= totalPages;
+    if (prevBtn) prevBtn.disabled = page <= 1;
+    if (nextBtn) nextBtn.disabled = page >= totalPages;
   }
 
   contextSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadNamespaces(); });
   namespaceSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadResources(); });
   resourceSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { saveSession(); loadResources(); });
-  searchBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { currentPage = 1; renderList(); });
-  searchInput.addEventListener('input', () => { currentPage = 1; renderList(); });
+  searchBtn.addEventListener('click', () => loadResources(false, 1));
+  refreshBtn.addEventListener('click', () => loadResources(true, 1));
   setDefaultBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { saveSession(); alert('Defaults saved for session'); });
 
   document.getElementById('prev-page').addEventListener('click', () => {
-    if (currentPage > 1) { currentPage--; renderList(); }
+    if (currentPage > 1) loadResources(false, currentPage - 1);
   });
   document.getElementById('next-page').addEventListener('click', () => {
-    const filter = searchInput.value.toLowerCase();
-    const filtered = currentData.filter(item => item.name.toLowerCase().includes(filter));
-    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filtered.length / pageSize));
-    if (currentPage < totalPages) { currentPage++; renderList(); }
+    loadResources(false, currentPage + 1);
   });
 
   document.getElementById('btn-describe').addEventListener('click', async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 402c415..85bf55a 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 
     <section id="search">
       <input type="text" id="search-input" placeholder="Search by name..." />
-      <button id="search-btn">Search / Refresh</button>
+      <button id="search-btn">Search</button>
+      <button id="refresh-btn">Refresh</button>
     </section>
 
     <section id="resources">