{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/kubernetes/re-clusters/connect-to-admin-console",
  "title": "Connect to the admin console",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/8.2.0/re-clusters/connect-to-admin-console/",
  "summary": "Connect to the Redis Enterprise admin console to manage your Redis Enterprise cluster.",
  "content": "\nThe username and password for the Redis Enterprise Software [admin console](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs) are stored in a Kubernetes [secret](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/). After retrieving your credentials, you can use port forwarding to connect to the admin console.\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e There are several methods for accessing the admin console. Port forwarding is the simplest, but not the most efficient method for long-term use. You could also use a load balancer service or Ingress. \n\n1. Switch to the namespace with your Redis Enterprise cluster (REC).\n\n    ```sh\n    kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=\u003cnamespace-of-rec\u003e\n    ```\n\n1. Find your cluster name from your list of secrets.\n\n    ```sh\n    kubectl get secret\n    ```\n\n    In this example, the cluster name is `rec`.\n\n1. Extract and decode your credentials from the secret.\n\n    ```sh\n    kubectl get secret \u003ccluster-name\u003e -o jsonpath='{.data.username}' | base64 --decode\n    kubectl get secret \u003ccluster-name\u003e -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 --decode\n    ```\n\n1. Find the port for the REC UI service in the `spec:ports` section of the service definition file.\n\n    ```sh\n    kubectl get service/\u003ccluster-name\u003e-ui -o yaml\n    ```\n\n    \u003e [!NOTE]\n    \u003e The default port is 8443.\n\n1. Use `kubectl port-forward` to forward your local port to the service port.\n\n    ```sh\n    kubectl port-forward service/\u003ccluster-name\u003e-ui \u003clocal-port\u003e:\u003cservice-port\u003e\n   ```\n\n1. View the admin console from a web browser on your local machine at `https://localhost:8443`.\n\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","kubernetes"],
  "last_updated": "2026-10-19T14:33:15-05:00"
}