Unable to setup dashboard locally

[krishanu-ghosh]

Here https://github.com/gardener/dashboard/blob/master/docs/development/local-setup.md#3-configuration
In this step it instructs to place the Gardener Dashboard configuration under ${HOME}/.gardener/config.yaml or alternatively set the path to the configuration file using the GARDENER_CONFIG environment variable.
But as far as I observed this specific file i.e config.yaml is not being generated by gardener at this location.
I believe there is a need to update the instructions.

[grolu]

The config file contains the Dashboard configuration. It is not generated by Gardener or the Dashboard. You need to place it in .gardener folder or define the path using the mentioned environment variable. It contains all configuration options for the Gardener Dashboard most of them are optional.
The local setup documentation contains only minimal configuration options. Check the helm charts for more configuration options.

[krishanu-ghosh]

Hi @grolu , it is understandable that it is not generated by Gardener or the Dashboard. But I find myself a bit lost in the setup process.
I've been trying to use Dashboard for the Gardener which I've set up locally using a KinD cluster. Can you please point me to some resource or suggest steps to follow. Thanks.

[grolu]

Can you give me some background on what you are trying to achieve. Do you want to setup the Gardener Dashboard locally for development or are you trying to use the Dashboard to view and manage your clusters in your local development setup. Also, how did you setup your local Gardener? If you want to use the Dashboard along with a local Gardener setup, I suggest to setup Gardener using the gardener-operator. See this instructions: https://github.com/gardener/gardener/blob/master/docs/deployment/getting_started_locally.md#alternative-way-to-set-up-garden-and-seed-leveraging-gardener-operator
This will deploy the dashboard for you. If you setup Gardener without using the operator, you can run the Dashboard locally and connect to your local Gardener as described in the documentation you have linked above (https://github.com/gardener/dashboard/blob/master/docs/development/local-setup.md#3-configuration). You could also deploy the dashboard manually using helm charts.