Kubernetes dashboard (https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard) is like a server-side application. In the beginning, just make sure you have a healthy Kubernetes cluster running, and we will go through the installation and related setup in the coming pages. Since the dashboard will be accessed by the browser, we can use a minikube-booted, laptop-running Kubernetes system, and reduce procedures for forwarding network ports or setting firewall rules.

For Kubernetes systems booting up by minikube, check that both minikube and the system itself are working:

// check if minikube runs well
$ minikube status
minikube: Running
cluster: Running
kubectl: Correctly Configured: pointing to minikube-vm at 192.168.99.100
// check the Kubernetes system by components
$ kubectl get cs
NAME                 STATUS    MESSAGE              ERROR
scheduler            Healthy   ok
controller-manager   Healthy   ok
etcd-0               Healthy   {"health": "true"}