Guided Open Cluster Management Install with KubeStellar Console

Installing Open Cluster Management (OCM) involves multiple steps — adding Helm repos, installing the control plane, registering managed clusters, and verifying everything works. KubeStellar Console now includes a guided install mission that walks you through the entire process step-by-step, with built-in validation and troubleshooting.

What is KubeStellar Console?

KubeStellar Console is a standalone, open-source Kubernetes dashboard with 30+ dashboards and 150+ monitoring cards. It connects to your clusters via kubeconfig and includes an AI-powered mission system that provides guided workflows for installing and managing CNCF projects.

Note: KubeStellar Console is unrelated to the KubeStellar multi-cluster orchestration project — they share a name but have zero shared code.

The OCM Install Mission

The OCM install mission runs against your live cluster. Each step includes:

  • Pre-flight checks — verifies prerequisites (Kubernetes >=1.24, Helm, kubectl)
  • Exact commands — shows the helm install and kubectl apply commands with flags explained. Copy-paste or run directly from the console
  • Validation — after each step, queries your cluster to verify success (pod phase, CRD registration, service endpoints)
  • Troubleshooting — on failure, reads pod logs, events, and resource status and suggests fixes
  • Rollback — each step includes the corresponding helm uninstall / kubectl delete to undo

It also works as read-only documentation — no cluster connection required to browse the steps.

Try It

Option 1: Browse Online

Open the mission directly at:

console.kubestellar.io/missions/install-open-cluster-management

Option 2: Run Locally

Install KubeStellar Console locally (connects to your current kubeconfig context):

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubestellar/console/main/start.sh | bash

Then navigate to the OCM install mission from the Missions page.

Contributing

The mission definition is open source at console-kb. PRs to improve the OCM install steps are welcome.

KubeStellar Console currently has 180+ install missions covering CNCF projects across the landscape. If you’d like to see missions for other OCM-related projects or have suggestions for improving the OCM mission, open an issue on kubestellar/console-kb.