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Getting started with kubernetes.docker.internal

Getting started with kubernetes.docker.internal

This method flawlessly installs and configures local 1-node Kubernetes cluster on Windows with Docker Desktop and WSL2 enabled.

Install local Kubernetes via Docker Desktop

First go to Docker Desktop -> Options -> Kubernetes

Check Enable Kubernetes and confirm to install 1-node local Kubernetes cluster.

Install Kubernetes Dashboard

Execute following command. It will install dashboard and configure rbac authorization.

bash init-kubernetes-dashboard.sh

Install Nginx Ingress Controller

To install nginx ingress and set it as default ingress controller, call this command:

bash init-ingress-nginx.sh

Connect To Kubernetes Dashboard

In separate terminal call kubectl proxy or bash run-proxy.sh and leave it to execute as daemon.

Now to use Kubernetes Dashboard you can open this link in your browser http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/#/node?namespace=_all

Login To Kubernetes Dashboard

Generate file with an actual bearer token using a command:

bash get-bearer-token.sh

It will create a file ./tokens/bearer-token.txt.user. Copy and paste its content to the token input field on login page.

Conclusion

Congrats! You're all set up to continue your experiments with Kubernetes.