--- title: "Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp: A Step-by-Step Guide" url: https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-dashboard-to-headlamp-a-step-by-step-guide-ioreqtmgd source_url: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/07/13/kubernetes-dashboard-to-headlamp type: article source: "Kubernetes" published: 2026-07-14T00:50:18.199Z updated: 2026-07-14T00:51:22.224Z tags: ["kubernetes", "helm"] reading_time: 18 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp: A Step-by-Step Guide **[Kubernetes](https://daily.dev/sources/k8s)** · 18 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comprehensive step-by-step migration guide for moving from Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp. Covers key differences between the two tools (in-cluster vs desktop/multi-cluster model, token-based vs kubeconfig auth, forms vs YAML-based deployment), a pre-migration checklist, installation options for both desktop and in-cluster via Helm, authentication setup including OIDC, multi-cluster management, resource navigation including Map View, YAML-based deployments, debugging workflows (logs, exec, metrics, events), Dashboard removal and cleanup, and a post-migration verification checklist. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [From Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp: Understanding the Transition](https://daily.dev/posts/from-kubernetes-dashboard-to-headlamp-understanding-the-transition-nusab1jrn) · Kubernetes · 16 upvotes · 0 comments - [Headlamp OIDC login with Tailscale, tsidp, and Kubernetes RBAC](https://daily.dev/posts/headlamp-oidc-login-with-tailscale-tsidp-and-kubernetes-rbac-8hhultrep) · Tailscale · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Operating AI/ML Workloads on Kubernetes: A Headlamp Plugin for Kubeflow](https://daily.dev/posts/operating-ai-ml-workloads-on-kubernetes-a-headlamp-plugin-for-kubeflow-9u7uh7oeh) · Kubernetes · 18 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#helm](https://daily.dev/tags/helm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-dashboard-to-headlamp-a-step-by-step-guide-ioreqtmgd)