{"id":4114,"date":"2024-04-13T21:19:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T01:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:39:23","slug":"kubernetes-web-ui-dashboard-walk-though","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"Kubernetes Web-UI Dashboard Walk-though"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kubernetes Dashboard<\/strong> is an add-on available in all major K8s platforms.<\/p>\n

In this walk-through, I will review how to access the Web UI Dashboard for MicroK8s<\/strong>, Minikube<\/strong>, and K3s<\/strong>. Then, I will follow the steps from the Kubernetes Demo post [Link<\/a>] to demonstrate key components when navigating the Dashboard.<\/p>\n

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ACCESSING THE DASHBOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

MicroK8s<\/strong> – Explained in detail at [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n

sudo microk8s enable dashboard\r\nsudo microk8s kubectl create token default\r\nsudo microk8s kubectl port-forward -n kube-system service\/kubernetes-dashboard 8001:443<\/pre>\n
Minikube<\/strong> – Explained in detail at [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n
minikube addons enable dashboard\r\nminikube kubectl -n kube-system describe secret $(minikube kubectl -n kube-system get secret | awk '\/^deployment-controller-token-\/{print $1}') | awk '$1==\"token:\"{print $2}'\r\nminikube kubectl proxy --address='0.0.0.0' --disable-filter=true<\/pre>\n
K3s<\/strong> – Explained in detail at [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n
k3s kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard create token admin-user\r\nk3s kubectl proxy<\/pre>\n