Kubernetes Dashboard for Effective Cluster Monitoring
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Summary
The Kubernetes dashboard is a powerful tool for monitoring and managing complex container deployments, but it must be used wisely to maintain performance, comply with regulations and ensure continuity of service.
Kubernetes dashboard gives administrators a real-time visual representation of cluster health, resource management, and troubleshooting, thereby enhancing the security of role-based access control and reducing dependencies on command-line interfaces for basic tasks.
The Kubernetes dashboard can be installed via a command and secured with a service account, while access can be made more secure with HTTPS and restricted permissions, plus authentication via tokens, network restrictions and session timeouts as required.
Various issues can be dealt with concerning accessing the dashboard, while best practices for performance optimisation may also be employed, including limiting the number of dashboard users, using RBAC policies carefully, regularly monitoring logs and security configurations, and enabling audit logging for API calls, deploying resource quota policies and more.