Kubernetes Dashboard

Version 7.9.0

In this article, we will install Kubernetes dashboard. The Kubernetes dashboard provides a web-based user interface. Its official website is here.

According to the official website, as of Oct 29, 2024, it supports only helm-based installation. Here, we will install it using helm. Then, we will create a service account to access the dashboard using kube-proxy. Finally, we will create a loadbalancer service for external access.

Installation

First, we need to add the kubernetes dashboard repo.

helm repo add kubernetes-dashboard https://kubernetes.github.io/dashboard/
helm search repo kubernetes-dashboard   # version 7.9.0

Now, we will install kubernetes dashboard without any user provided values.

helm upgrade --install kubernetes-dashboard \
     kubernetes-dashboard/kubernetes-dashboard \
     --create-namespace --namespace kubernetes-dashboard

The following notes will be printed.

Kubernetes dashboard helm notes

So, we can run port-forward command and open a browser to access the dashboard.

Kubernetes dashboard login page

Dashboard Access