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Conclusion ¶

This guide walked you through the process of configuring, deploying and using Kubeapps on a VMware Tanzu™ Kubernetes Grid™ cluster. It described the following steps:

• Configuring an identity management provider in the cluster
• Integrating Kubeapps with the identity management provider
• Adjusting the Kubeapps user interface
• Configuring role-based access control in Kubeapps
• Deploying Kubeapps in the cluster
• Adding public and private repositories to Kubeapps
• Deploying applications through Kubeapps
• Listing, removing and managing applications through Kubeapps

At the end of this guide, you should have everything you need to begin using Kubeapps productively on a VMware Tanzu™ Kubernetes Grid™ cluster.

In case of difficulties, reach out to the developers at #kubeapps on Kubernetes Slack (click here to sign up). You can also open a GitHub issue to report problems or bugs.

Useful Links ¶

Learn more about the topics discussed in this guide using the links below.

Background and Context ¶

• Enabling Identity Management in VMware Tanzu™ Kubernetes Grid™
• Installing Kubeapps in air-gapped environments
• Syncing package repositories using webhooks
• Using Kubeapps to deploy in multiple clusters
• Using Operators in Kubeapps

Step 1: Configure an Identity Management Provider in the Cluster ¶

• Using an OAuth2/OIDC provider
• VMware Cloud Services as OIDC provider
• Using an OIDC provider with Pinniped
• JWTAuthenticator .

Step 2: Configure and Install Kubeapps ¶

• Using values.yaml files in Helm Charts
• Configure Pinniped to trust the OIDC provider
• Configuring Kubeapps to proxy requests via Pinniped
• Getting started with Kubeapps
• Adding new translations in Kubeapps

Step 3: Add Application Repositories to Kubeapps ¶

• Adding an public application repository
• Consume Tanzu™ Application Catalog™ Helm Charts using Kubeapps
• Adding an private application repository

Step 4: Deploy and Manage Applications with Kubeapps ¶

• Using the Kubeapps Dashboard