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title: "From Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp: Understanding the Transition"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/from-kubernetes-dashboard-to-headlamp-understanding-the-transition-nusab1jrn
source_url: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/06/01/dashboard-to-headlamp
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source: "Kubernetes"
published: 2026-06-01T21:10:57.644Z
updated: 2026-06-01T21:11:20.143Z
tags: ["kubernetes", "gitops"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 16
comments: 0
language: en
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# From Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp: Understanding the Transition

**[Kubernetes](https://daily.dev/sources/k8s)** · 7 min read · 16 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The Kubernetes Dashboard project has been archived, and Headlamp is the recommended successor. Headlamp preserves familiar workflows — browsing workloads, editing manifests, RBAC-based access — while adding multi-cluster support, application-centric 'Projects' views, and a plugin system for extending the UI with tools like Flux and an AI Assistant. It can run in-cluster or as a desktop app. The post maps common Dashboard workflows to Headlamp equivalents and advises users to audit their current cluster access and key workflows before migrating. A detailed step-by-step migration guide is forthcoming.

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daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/06/01/dashboard-to-headlamp>

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