Dashboard Access

Kubernetes Dashboard UI Access

The Kubernetes Dashboard is a web-based UI for managing and monitoring your cluster.

Run a local proxy

kubectl --kubeconfig /path/to/kube.conf proxy

This starts a local server at http://localhost:8001.

Open the Dashboard

http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/

Create a login token

Since Kubernetes v1.24, tokens are not auto-generated. Create one:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
metadata:
  name: kubernetes-dashboard-token
  namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: kubernetes-dashboard-admin-user

Apply it:

kubectl --kubeconfig /path/to/kube.conf apply -f token.yaml

Retrieve the token

kubectl --kubeconfig /path/to/kube.conf describe secret \
  $(kubectl --kubeconfig /path/to/kube.conf get secrets -n kubernetes-dashboard \
    | grep kubernetes-dashboard-token | awk '{print $1}') \
  -n kubernetes-dashboard

For more details, see the official Kubernetes Dashboard documentation.

See also: Create Cluster, kubectl Access