Help in setting up kubernetes dashboard

Introduction

Laymen explanation

Kubernetes cluster can be accessed from anywhere. If you can access it in your laptop and also, using GUI, then it will be great. This documents help in this regard.

Technical explanation

Dashboard is a web-based Kubernetes user interface. You can use Dashboard to deploy containerized applications to a Kubernetes cluster, troubleshoot your containerized application, and manage the cluster resources.

High level steps

• • Install and configure kuberenetes client in the machine from where you want to access dashboard (client machine)

  • Install GUI package in the Kubernetes cluster which you want to access

  • Create a auth token so that your dashboard can access kubernetes cluster as admin

  • Access via dashboard using UI

Install and configure kuberenetes client in the machine from where you want to access dashboard

Please refer https://sites.google.com/site/jbsakabffoi12449ujkn/home/kubernetes-operating-system/method-to-configure-kubectl-tool-in-your-laptop

Install GUI package in the Kubernetes cluster which you want to access

Please refer https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/web-ui-dashboard/?origin_team=T02FHCP3E#deploying-the-dashboard-ui

Create a auth token so that your dashboard can access kubernetes cluster as admin

Please refer https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/wiki/Creating-sample-user

Access via dashboard using UI

In the client machine, run kubernetes proxy using 'kubectl proxy' command

In browser, click on URL http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/

Fetch the token from the kubernetes cluster

Provide token value in the UI page

On clicking 'sign-in', you will be able to view the main page

Reference

https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/web-ui-dashboard/?origin_team=T02FHCP3E#accessing-the-dashboard-ui