How to Deploy Kubernetes Dashboard with RBAC, Nginx Ingress, and TLS

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Kubernetes Dashboard is an open-source web GUI that allows developers to manage cluster resources, deploy applications, and monitor cluster health in real time. The setup involves installing the dashboard via Helm, then configuring role-based access control (RBAC) with both admin and read-only service accounts authenticated through bearer tokens. For local access, kubectl port-forwarding exposes the dashboard over HTTPS, though this method is recommended only for testing environments. Production deployments should instead route traffic through an Nginx Ingress controller paired with cert-manager to handle valid TLS certificates. The guide emphasizes using scoped roles rather than cluster-admin bindings in production to limit security exposure.

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