# Kubernetes Dashboard

> The Kubernetes Dashboard is the official web interface to view and manage the workloads, services and configuration of a cluster.

- Source: https://www.itwonderlab.com/kubernetes-dashboard/
- Published: 2026-08-31
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- Author: Javier Ruiz Jiménez (https://www.javierruizjimenez.com/)
- Site: IT Wonder Lab (https://www.itwonderlab.com/)

---

The **Kubernetes Dashboard** shows pods, deployments, logs and events in a browser and lets you scale or edit resources. It authenticates with a bearer token of a service account, so give it only the permissions it needs.

### Key concepts

- **ServiceAccount** and **ClusterRoleBinding**: define what the dashboard user can do.
- **kubectl proxy**: access it without exposing it.

### Learn it

Follow [Installing the Kubernetes Dashboard](https://www.itwonderlab.com/installating-kubernetes-dashboard/).