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Kubernetes Dashboard

Kubernetes Dashboard

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Install and Launch Kubernetes Dashboard.
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Kubernetes Dashboard

UPDATE: Now works with Kubernetes 1.24 as well.

Kubernetes Dashboard

This extension supports following commands:

Step Command Category Description
1 Prime cluster Kubernetes Dashboard: Prime the current cluster for deploying the Kubernetes Dashboard Helm chart
2 Install Kubernetes Dashboard Helm chart Kubernetes Dashboard: Helm: Install Kubernetes Dashboard Helm chart
3 Port forward Kubernetes Dashboard: Forward port 8443 (only supported on MS Windows)
4 Launch Kubernetes Dashboard: Launch Kubernetes Dashboard Web UI
5 Get token Kubernetes Dashboard: Get token for signing into Kubernetes Dashboard Web UI
Uninstall Kubernetes Dashboard Helm chart Kubernetes Dashboard: Helm: Uninstall Kubernetes Dashboard Helm chart

You can also use the Kubernetes Dashboard Steps View to invoke the above commands:

Kubernetes Dashboard Steps View

You can also show the resources in Kubernetes Dashboard from the context menu of resources in the Kubernetes:Clusters Explorer view.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Prime Cluster command configures the following service account:

# Service accounts to work with kubernetes-dashboard
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: admin-user
  namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: admin-user
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: cluster-admin
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: admin-user
  namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
metadata:
  name: admin-user-secret
  namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: admin-user
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