# Using the K8s Dashboard Locally
Actual repo is here: https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard

### 1. Install the Dashboard
```
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/dashboard/v2.4.0/aio/deploy/recommended.yaml
```
### 2. Create a Sample User Account that can Access the Dashboard via Token
```
kubectl apply -f https://gist.github.com/dahlsailrunner/bbd453f3bb6259b66c08a70d0908283f/raw/5727723217e2df4b65d8933adf04d009cfb0fe3f/local-dashboard-account.yml
```
### 3.  Grab the Token for the Sample User

*It's the `token` value from the output of the below command.*

**Powershell:**
```
kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard describe secret $(kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard get secret | sls admin-user | ForEach-Object { $_ -Split '\s+' } | Select -First 1)
```
**TIP:** Create a PowerShell function in your $PROFILE (like `Get-K8s-Dashboard-Token`) to make this easier to remember / perform.

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

### 4. Enable Access to the Dashboard Service
```
start kubectl proxy
```
### 5.  Explore the Dashboard
Link is here: http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/

Use the `token` you found in step 3 to login.  


# Install the Community nginx Ingress Controller
```
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/controller-v0.43.0/deploy/static/provider/cloud/deploy.yaml
```