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content/en/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/web-ui-dashboard.md

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{{< /warning >}}
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### Command line proxy
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You can access Dashboard using the kubectl command-line tool by running the following command:
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You can enable access to the Dashboard using the `kubectl` command-line tool,
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by running the following command:
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The UI can _only_ be accessed from the machine where the command is executed. See `kubectl proxy --help` for more options.
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{{< note >}}
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Kubeconfig Authentication method does NOT support external identity providers or x509 certificate-based authentication.
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The kubeconfig authentication method does **not** support external identity providers
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or X.509 certificate-based authentication.
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## Welcome view
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## Deploying containerized applications
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Dashboard lets you create and deploy a containerized application as a Deployment and optional Service with a simple wizard.
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You can either manually specify application details, or upload a YAML or JSON file containing application configuration.
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You can either manually specify application details, or upload a YAML or JSON _manifest_ file containing application configuration.
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Click the **CREATE** button in the upper right corner of any page to begin.
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### Uploading a YAML or JSON file
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Kubernetes supports declarative configuration.
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In this style, all configuration is stored in YAML or JSON configuration files
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using the Kubernetes [API](/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/) resource schemas.
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In this style, all configuration is stored in manifests (YAML or JSON configuration files).
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The manifests use Kubernetes [API](/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/) resource schemas.
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As an alternative to specifying application details in the deploy wizard,
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you can define your application in YAML or JSON files, and upload the files using Dashboard.
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you can define your application in one or more manifests, and upload the files using Dashboard.
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## Using Dashboard
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Following sections describe views of the Kubernetes Dashboard UI; what they provide and how can they be used.
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### Navigation
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Dashboard shows most Kubernetes object kinds and groups them in a few menu categories.
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#### Admin Overview
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For cluster and namespace administrators, Dashboard lists Nodes, Namespaces and Persistent Volumes and has detail views for them.
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#### Admin overview
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For cluster and namespace administrators, Dashboard lists Nodes, Namespaces and PersistentVolumes and has detail views for them.
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Node list view contains CPU and memory usage metrics aggregated across all Nodes.
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The details view shows the metrics for a Node, its specification, status,
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#### Workloads
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Shows all applications running in the selected namespace.
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The view lists applications by workload kind (e.g., Deployments, Replica Sets, Stateful Sets, etc.)
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The view lists applications by workload kind (for example: Deployments, ReplicaSets, StatefulSets).
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and each workload kind can be viewed separately.
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The lists summarize actionable information about the workloads,
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such as the number of ready pods for a Replica Set or current memory usage for a Pod.
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such as the number of ready pods for a Replica et or current memory usage for a Pod.
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Detail views for workloads show status and specification information and
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For example, Pods that Replica Set is controlling or New Replica Sets and Horizontal Pod Autoscalers for Deployments.
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For example, Pods that ReplicaSet is controlling or new ReplicaSets and HorizontalPodAutoscalers for Deployments.
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#### Services
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Storage view shows Persistent Volume Claim resources which are used by applications for storing data.
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Storage view shows PersistentVolumeClaim resources which are used by applications for storing data.
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#### Config Maps and Secrets
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#### ConfigMaps and Secrets {#config-maps-and-secrets}
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Shows all Kubernetes resources that are used for live configuration of applications running in clusters.
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The view allows for editing and managing config objects and displays secrets hidden by default.

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