How do I sign-in to kubernetes dashboard

Question

I'm running kubeadm and kubelet v1.8.0 and have installed the dashboard following the official docs.

$ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/dashboard/master/src/deploy/recommended/kubernetes-dashboard.yaml

I started the dashboard using:

$ kubectl proxy --address="192.168.0.101" -p 8001 --accept-hosts='^*$'

And it successfully started on: http://192.168.0.101:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/

I was redirected here:

So now, I don't how to login from here on. I tried to upload the /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf as kubeconfig but failed. I don't know how to use the token option. How do I sign in here?

Comments

I believe your kuberntes-dashboard version is under v1.10.0, because start from v1.11.0, dashboard due to security removed  the feature called "skip" on the login console. 

I missed the "skip" it is so easy.. just click it and you can access every thing.

Answer 1

Since version 1.7 Dashboard uses more secure setup. It means, that by default it has minimal set of privileges and can only be accessed over HTTPS. It is recommended to read Access Control guide before performing any further steps.

As of release 1.7 Dashboard supports user authentication based on:

• Bearer Token that can be used on Dashboard login view.
• Username/password that can be used on Dashboard login view.

--- Dashboard on Github

As for logging with Token. You'll have to create a service account for the dashboard and use it's credentials. Run these commands:

1. This command will create a service account for dashboard in the default namespace

$ kubectl create serviceaccount dashboard -n default

2. This command will add the cluster binding rules to your dashboard account

$ kubectl create clusterrolebinding dashboard-admin -n default \
  --clusterrole=cluster-admin \
  --serviceaccount=default:dashboard

3. This command will give you the token required for your dashboard login

$ kubectl get secret $(kubectl get serviceaccount dashboard -o jsonpath="{.secrets[0].name}") -o jsonpath="{.data.token}" | base64 --decode

Now copy the token and paste it in the token field on your dashboard login page.