How to Install Dashboard on Fedora CoreOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Dashboard, an open-source web application that provides a simple and intuitive interface for managing multiple Kubernetes clusters.

This tutorial is focused on installing Dashboard on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• Access to a Fedora CoreOS Latest server
• A Kubernetes cluster with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install kubectl

The first step to installing Dashboard on Fedora CoreOS is to install kubectl, a command-line tool for communicating with Kubernetes clusters.

To do this, run the following command:

sudo dnf install kubectl

This will install the latest version of kubectl on your Fedora CoreOS server.

Step 2: Install Dashboard

Once you have kubectl installed, you can proceed to install Dashboard. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Clone the Dashboard repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/phntxx/dashboard.git
   

2. Navigate to the cloned repository:

   cd dashboard
   

3. Deploy the Dashboard application by running:

   kubectl apply -f kubernetes/dashboard.yaml
   

   This will deploy the Dashboard application to your Kubernetes cluster.

Step 3: Access the Dashboard

To access the Dashboard, you will need to retrieve the login credentials. To do this, run the following command:

kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard describe secret $(kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard get secret | grep admin-user | awk '{print $1}')

This will retrieve the login credentials, including the URL where you can access the Dashboard.

Copy the URL and paste it into your browser. You will be prompted to enter the login credentials.

Once you are logged in, you will be able to access the Dashboard and begin managing your Kubernetes clusters using the intuitive interface provided by Dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Dashboard on Fedora CoreOS Latest. By following these steps, you can easily get started with managing your Kubernetes clusters using Dashboard's simple and intuitive interface.

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