Master Kubernetes Management with Kuboard: Visual UI Guide & Installation

What is Kuboard

Kuboard is a web‑based UI for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters, offering an intuitive interface to view and operate resources.

Key Features

Multiple authentication methods: built‑in user store, GitLab/GitHub SSO, LDAP.

Multi‑cluster management: import several clusters, assign namespace permissions to users or groups.

Micro‑service layered view: workloads are displayed in classic micro‑service layers.

Storage support: integrates NFS, CephFS, supports volume expansion and snapshots.

Rich interoperability: provides CLI‑like operations through the UI.

Installation

Kuboard is recommended to be deployed via Docker:

<code>docker run -d \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  --name=kuboard \
  -p 80:80/tcp \
  -p 10081:10081/tcp \
  -e KUBOARD_ENDPOINT="http://<YOUR_SERVER_IP>:80" \
  -e KUBOARD_AGENT_SERVER_TCP_PORT="10081" \
  -v /root/kuboard-data:/data \
  eipwork/kuboard:v3
</code>

After starting the container, open a browser at the server address to access the Kuboard v3.x interface.

Kuboard does not need to be on the same network segment as the K8s cluster.

It is recommended to use a domain name for the KUBOARD_AGENT.

The domain must be resolvable via DNS.

Adding a Kubernetes Cluster

3.1 Connect via KubeConfig

1. Obtain the KubeConfig file (default location

~/.kube/config

).

<code># From the cluster admin or generate it
cat ~/.kube/config
</code>

2. In Kuboard, go to “Cluster Management → Add Cluster”, choose the KubeConfig method, paste or upload the file, and specify a cluster name (e.g., prod‑cluster).

Viewing Workloads

Kuboard aggregates Deployment history, Pod lists, related events, and container details on a single page, helping users quickly diagnose issues and perform operations.

Conclusion

Using Kuboard eliminates the complexity of command‑line tools, providing a visual interface that makes Kubernetes cluster management more intuitive.