Kubernetes ecosystem

Tools

Kubernetes dashboard

Web (UI) for monitoring and managing a Kubernetes cluster.

Installing Kubernetes Dashboard

1. Install the dashboard
   

   kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/dashboard/v2.0.0-beta1/aio/deploy/recommended.yaml
   

2. Create the admin service account for dashboard
   

   kubectl create serviceaccount cluster-admin-dashboard-sa
   

3. Assign the ClusterAdmin role to created account
   

   kubectl create clusterrolebinding cluster-admin-dashboard-sa --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=default:cluster-admin-dashboard-sa
   

4. Retrieve the token
   

   kubectl get secret
   

   
   

   kubectl describe secret <TOKEN_NAME>
   

5. Run the Kubernetes HTTP Proxy
   

   kubectl proxy
   

Launching Kubernetes Dashboard

Launch the following URL in a Web Browser
Launch http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/
Input the retrieved token.