> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/kubernetes-retired/dashboard/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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        Kubernetes Dashboard Documentation
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      <p className="text-xl text-white/90 mb-8 max-w-2xl">
        A general-purpose web UI for Kubernetes clusters. Manage applications, troubleshoot issues, and control your cluster resources through an intuitive interface.
      </p>

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          Get Started
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          View Architecture
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  <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Quick Start</h2>
  <p className="text-base text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mb-8">Get Kubernetes Dashboard up and running in minutes with Helm.</p>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Add the Helm repository">
      Add the Kubernetes Dashboard Helm repository to your local Helm installation.

      ```bash theme={null}
      helm repo add kubernetes-dashboard https://kubernetes.github.io/dashboard/
      ```
    </Step>

    <Step title="Install the Dashboard">
      Deploy Kubernetes Dashboard using Helm. This creates a namespace and installs all required components.

      ```bash theme={null}
      helm upgrade --install kubernetes-dashboard kubernetes-dashboard/kubernetes-dashboard \
        --create-namespace --namespace kubernetes-dashboard
      ```

      <Note>The Dashboard uses Kong Gateway as an API proxy and requires Kubernetes 1.21 or later.</Note>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Access the Dashboard">
      Set up port forwarding to access the Dashboard UI locally.

      ```bash theme={null}
      kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard port-forward svc/kubernetes-dashboard-kong-proxy 8443:443
      ```

      Open your browser to [https://localhost:8443](https://localhost:8443) and log in with your credentials.

      <Accordion title="Need help with authentication?">
        See our [authentication guide](/user/authentication) for instructions on creating service accounts and obtaining bearer tokens.
      </Accordion>
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Explore by Topic</h2>
  <p className="text-base text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mb-8">Learn how to use and customize Kubernetes Dashboard for your needs.</p>

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    <Card title="User Guide" icon="user" href="/user/authentication">
      Learn how to manage applications, view logs, access shells, and monitor metrics.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Architecture" icon="diagram-project" href="/architecture/overview">
      Understand the multi-module architecture with API, Auth, Web, and Metrics components.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Configuration" icon="sliders" href="/configuration/helm-values">
      Customize your installation with Helm values, security settings, and ingress options.
    </Card>

    <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api/overview">
      Explore the REST API for programmatic access to cluster resources.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Development" icon="hammer" href="/development/getting-started">
      Set up a local development environment and contribute to the project.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Security" icon="shield" href="/configuration/security">
      Configure RBAC, network policies, and authentication methods.
    </Card>
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  <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Key Features</h2>
  <p className="text-base text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mb-8">Powerful capabilities for managing your Kubernetes workloads.</p>

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      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">Resource Management</h3>

      <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
        Create, view, edit, and delete Deployments, Pods, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and all core Kubernetes resources.
      </p>
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      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">Real-Time Monitoring</h3>

      <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
        View CPU and memory metrics, track resource utilization, and visualize cluster health in real time.
      </p>
    </div>

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      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">Log Viewing & Shell Access</h3>

      <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
        Stream container logs and execute commands directly in pods through an integrated terminal interface.
      </p>
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      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">RBAC & Security</h3>

      <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
        Integrate with Kubernetes RBAC, support OIDC authentication, and enforce fine-grained access controls.
      </p>
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    <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-3">Important Notice</h2>

    <p className="text-base text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 mb-6">
      This project is now archived and no longer actively maintained due to lack of active maintainers and contributors.
      Consider using <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp" className="text-[#326ce5] hover:underline font-semibold">Headlamp</a> as an alternative,
      which is now maintained under the sig-ui.
    </p>

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      Read Full Introduction
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