diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 9677276b..5ef8a6b4 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mdi/font": "7.0.96",
+    "@wdns/vue-code-block": "^2.3.3",
     "apexcharts": "^3.49.0",
     "axios": "^1.7.4",
     "chart.js": "^4.4.1",
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@
     "vue3-apexcharts": "^1.5.2",
     "vue3-cookies": "^1.0.6",
     "vuetify": "^3.4.0",
-    "xterm": "^5.3.0"
+    "xterm": "^5.3.0",
+    "yaml": "^2.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/types": "^7.21.4",
diff --git a/client/src/components/pipelines/list.vue b/client/src/components/pipelines/list.vue
index 8846649d..78cb71ad 100644
--- a/client/src/components/pipelines/list.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/pipelines/list.vue
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
             <v-col class="text-right">
                 <v-btn
                 elevation="2"
+                :disabled="kubero.kubernetesVersion == 'unknown'"
                 color="primary"
                 :to="{ name: 'Pipeline Form', params: { pipeline: 'new' }}"
                 >New Pipeline</v-btn>
             </v-col>
         </v-row>
 
-        <v-row v-if="pipelines && pipelines.length < 1" class="delay-visible-enter-active">
+        <v-row v-if="(pipelines && pipelines.length < 1) && kubero.kubernetesVersion != 'unknown'" class="delay-visible-enter-active">
             <v-alert
                 color="info"
                 icon="mdi-star-outline"
@@ -43,6 +44,22 @@
                 >Create your first pipeline</v-btn>
             </v-col>
         </v-row>
+        <v-row v-if="kubero.kubernetesVersion == 'unknown'">
+            <v-alert
+                type="error"
+                prominent
+                title="Kubernetes Connection Error"
+                variant="tonal"
+                >
+                <p>Kubero can't reach your kubernetes cluster. Please proceed with the setup to continue.</p>
+
+                <v-btn
+                color="success"
+                class="mt-4"
+                :to="{ name: 'Setup', params: { step: '1' }}"
+                >Start Setup</v-btn>
+            </v-alert>
+        </v-row>
 
         <v-row v-for="item in pipelines" :key="item.name" :id="item.name">
             <v-col cols="12">
@@ -113,6 +130,7 @@ import axios from "axios";
 import { ref, defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import Breadcrumbs from "../breadcrumbs.vue";
 import { useKuberoStore } from '../../stores/kubero'
+import { mapState } from 'pinia'
 import Swal from 'sweetalert2';
 
 type Pipeline = {
@@ -172,6 +190,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
             }
         ],
     }},
+    computed: {
+      ...mapState(useKuberoStore, ['kubero']),
+    },
     methods: {
       async loadPipelinesList() {
         const self = this;
diff --git a/client/src/components/setup/index.vue b/client/src/components/setup/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a92e5fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/setup/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+<template>
+  <v-row
+      align="center"
+      justify="space-around"
+  >
+        <v-stepper 
+          v-model="step"
+          elevation="10"
+          class="ma-10"
+          width="800px">
+
+
+          <template v-slot:default="{ prev, next }" >
+
+            <v-stepper-header>
+                <v-stepper-item
+                  title="Configure"
+                  value="1"
+                ></v-stepper-item>
+
+                <v-divider></v-divider>
+                <v-stepper-item
+                  title="Save"
+                  value="2"
+                ></v-stepper-item>
+
+                <v-divider></v-divider>
+                <v-stepper-item
+                  title="Check"
+                  value="3"
+                ></v-stepper-item>
+
+                <v-divider></v-divider>
+                <v-stepper-item
+                  title="Download"
+                  value="4"
+                ></v-stepper-item>
+            </v-stepper-header>
+
+            <v-stepper-window>
+              <v-stepper-window-item>
+                <v-card color="grey-lighten-1" height="200"></v-card>
+              </v-stepper-window-item>
+              <v-stepper-window-item>
+                <v-card flat>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        text="Kubero usually runs within a Kubernetes cluster. This setup wizard will help you generate a configuration file that you can use on this running instance."
+                        title="Setup"
+                        type="info"
+                        variant="tonal"
+                      ></v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-textarea 
+                      rows=30 
+                      label="kubeconfig" 
+                      hint="kubectl config view --raw --minify --flatten"
+                      v-model="kubeConfig" 
+                      @input="updateContextItems()" 
+                      :placeholder="kubeconfigPlaceholder" 
+                      wrap="off"
+                      style="white-space: nowrap; overflow-x: auto;">
+                    </v-textarea>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-combobox
+                        label="context"
+                        hint="This value is derived from the kubeconfig file `current-context` or the first context in the list"
+                        v-model="kubeContext"
+                        :items="kubeContextItems"
+                      ></v-combobox>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        v-if="kubeconfigValid"
+                        text="Your kubeconfig file is valid and your cluster is reachable."
+                        title="Success"
+                        type="success"
+                        prominent
+                      ></v-alert>
+                      <v-alert
+                        v-if="kubeconfigError"
+                        :text="`The kubeconfig file is invalid: ${kubeconfigError }`"
+                        title="Error"
+                        type="error"
+                        prominent
+                      ></v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                </v-card>
+              </v-stepper-window-item>
+              <v-stepper-window-item>
+                <v-card flat>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-text-field label="kubeconfig base64 encoded" readonly v-model="dotenv.KUBECONFIG_BASE64"></v-text-field>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-text-field label="kubeconfig context" readonly v-model="dotenv.KUBERO_CONTEXT"></v-text-field>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-text-field label="kubero namespace" v-model="dotenv.KUBERO_NAMESPACE"></v-text-field>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-text-field label="kubero session key" v-model="dotenv.KUBERO_SESSION_KEY"></v-text-field>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-text-field label="kubero webhook secret" v-model="dotenv.KUBERO_WEBHOOK_SECRET"></v-text-field>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <!-- SAVE Button -->
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-btn
+                        :disabled="saveSuccess === 'ok'"
+                        color="primary"
+                        @click="save(dotenv)"
+                      >
+                        Save as Running Config to this Kubero UI instance
+                      </v-btn>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        v-if="saveSuccess === 'error'"
+                        :text="`Failed to save configuration: ${saveErrorMessage}`"
+                        title="Error"
+                        type="error"
+                        prominent
+                      ></v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                </v-card>
+              </v-stepper-window-item>
+              <v-stepper-window-item>
+                <v-card flat>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        title="Kubero Operator"
+                        :type="installedComponents.operator ? 'success' : 'error'"
+                        variant="tonal"
+                      >
+                        <v-row>
+                          <v-col cols="8">
+                            Check if the Kubero operator is installed in your cluster. The operator is responsible for managing the Kubero application.
+                          </v-col>
+                          <v-col cols="4" class="d-flex justify-end">
+                            <v-btn
+                              color="primary"
+                              v-if="!installedComponents.operator"
+                              @click="checkInstalled('operator')"
+                            >
+                              Recheck
+                            </v-btn>
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                        <v-row v-if="!installedComponents.operator">
+                          <v-col cols="12">
+                            <p>Install the operator by running the following command: </p>
+                            <VCodeBlock
+                              code="kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/latest/download/components.yaml"
+                              highlightjs
+                              copy-tab
+                              tabs
+                              :floating-tabs="false"
+                              :run-tab="false"
+                              codeBlockRadius="0.25rem"
+                              lang="javascript"
+                              theme="rainbow"
+                            />
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                      </v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        title="Nginx Ingress"
+                        :type="installedComponents.ingress ? 'success' : 'error'"
+                        variant="tonal"
+                      >
+                        <v-row>
+                          <v-col cols="8">
+                            Check if the Nginx Ingress controller is installed in your cluster. The Ingress controller is responsible for routing traffic to the Kubero application.
+                          </v-col>
+                          <v-col cols="4" class="d-flex justify-end">
+                            <v-btn
+                              color="primary"
+                              v-if="!installedComponents.ingress"
+                              @click="checkInstalled('ingress')"
+                            >
+                              Recheck
+                            </v-btn>
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                        <v-row v-if="!installedComponents.ingress">
+                          <v-col cols="12">
+                            <p>Install the Ingress controller by running the following command: </p>
+                            <VCodeBlock
+                              code="kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/main/deploy/static/provider/kind/deploy.yaml"
+                              highlightjs
+                              copy-tab
+                              tabs
+                              :floating-tabs="false"
+                              :run-tab="false"
+                              codeBlockRadius="0.25rem"
+                              lang="javascript"
+                              theme="rainbow"
+                            />
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                      </v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-alert
+                        title="Metrics (optional)"
+                        :type="installedComponents.metrics ? 'success' : 'warning'"
+                        variant="tonal"
+                      >
+                        <v-row>
+                          <v-col cols="8">
+                            Check if the metrics server is installed in your cluster. The metrics server is responsible for collecting metrics from the cluster.
+                          </v-col>
+                          <v-col cols="4" class="d-flex justify-end">
+                            <v-btn
+                              color="primary"
+                              v-if="!installedComponents.metrics"
+                              @click="checkInstalled('metrics')"
+                            >
+                              Recheck
+                            </v-btn>
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                        <v-row v-if="!installedComponents.metrics">
+                          <v-col cols="12">
+                            <p>Install the metrics server by running the following command: </p>
+                            <VCodeBlock
+                              code="kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/latest/download/components.yaml"
+                              highlightjs
+                              copy-tab
+                              tabs
+                              :floating-tabs="false"
+                              :run-tab="false"
+                              codeBlockRadius="0.25rem"
+                              lang="javascript"
+                              theme="rainbow"
+                            />
+                          </v-col>
+                        </v-row>
+                      </v-alert>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                </v-card>
+              </v-stepper-window-item>
+              <v-stepper-window-item>
+                <v-card flat>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="12">
+                      <v-textarea 
+                      rows=30 
+                      label=".env file" 
+                      readonly 
+                      v-model="toDotenv" 
+                      wrap="off"
+                      style="white-space: nowrap; overflow-x: auto;"></v-textarea>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                  <v-row>
+                    <v-col cols="6">
+                      <v-btn
+                        color="primary"
+                        @click="download(toDotenv, '.env')"
+                      >
+                        Download ENV file
+                      </v-btn>
+                    </v-col>
+                    <v-col cols="6" class="d-flex justify-end">
+                      <v-btn
+                        color="success"
+                        @click="reload()"
+                      >
+                        Back to Home
+                      </v-btn>
+                    </v-col>
+                  </v-row>
+                </v-card>
+              </v-stepper-window-item>
+            </v-stepper-window>
+
+            <v-stepper-actions
+              @click:next="customNext(next)"
+              @click:prev="prev"
+              :disabled=actionValidation
+            ></v-stepper-actions>
+          </template>
+
+        </v-stepper>
+  </v-row>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import axios from "axios"
+import YAML from 'yaml'
+//import { Buffer } from 'buffer'
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  data() {
+    return {
+      step: '1',
+      saveSuccess: '',
+      saveErrorMessage: '',
+      kubeConfig: '',
+      kubeContext: '',
+      kubeContextItems: [],
+      kubeconfigError: '',
+      kubeconfigPlaceholder: `apiVersion: v1
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    certificate-authority-data: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ...
+    server: https://127.0.0.1:55687
+  name: example
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: example
+    namespace: dev-test
+    user: example
+  name: example
+current-context: example
+kind: Config
+preferences: {}
+users:
+- name: example
+  user:
+    client-certificate-data: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJU...
+    client-key-data: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBSU0EgU...
+`,
+      dotenv: {
+        KUBECONFIG_BASE64: '',
+        KUBERO_CONTEXT: '',
+        KUBERO_NAMESPACE: 'kubero',
+        KUBERO_SESSION_KEY: '',
+        KUBERO_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ''
+      } as Record<string, string>,
+      kubeconfigValid: false,
+      installedComponents: {
+        operator: false,
+        ingress: false,
+        metrics: false
+      },
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    componentsInstalled() {
+      return this.installedComponents.operator && this.installedComponents.ingress
+    },
+    toDotenv() {
+      let dotenvFile = ''
+      for (const key in this.dotenv) {
+        if (this.dotenv[key] === '') {
+          //dotenvFile += `${key}=\n`
+          continue
+        } else {
+          dotenvFile += `${key}=${this.dotenv[key]}\n`
+        }
+      }
+      return dotenvFile
+    },
+    actionValidation(): boolean | 'next' | 'prev' {
+      if (this.kubeconfigValid && this.step === '1') {
+        return 'prev'
+      } else if (this.saveSuccess != 'ok' && this.step === '2') {
+        return 'next'
+      }else if (this.saveSuccess == 'ok' && this.step === '2') {
+        return false
+      } else if (!this.componentsInstalled && this.step === '3') {
+        return 'next'
+      } else if (this.componentsInstalled && this.step === '3') {
+        return false
+      } else if (this.step === '4') {
+        return 'next'
+      } else {
+        return true
+      }
+
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    checkInstalled(component: 'operator' | 'ingress' | 'metrics') {
+      axios.get(`/api/config/setup/check/${component}`)
+      .then((response) => {
+        if (response.status === 200 && response.data.status === 'ok') {
+          this.installedComponents[component] = true
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    reload() {
+      // perform a full page reload
+      window.location.href = '/'
+    },
+    save(obj: any) {
+      axios.post('/api/config/setup/save', obj)
+      .then((response) => {
+        if (response.status === 200 && response.data.status === 'ok') {
+          this.saveSuccess = 'ok'
+          this.saveErrorMessage = ''
+          this.checkInstalled('operator')
+          this.checkInstalled('ingress')
+          this.checkInstalled('metrics')
+        } else {
+          this.saveSuccess = 'error'
+          this.saveErrorMessage = response.data.error
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        this.saveSuccess = 'error'
+        this.saveErrorMessage = error.message
+      })
+    },
+    download(content: string, filename: string) {
+      const element = document.createElement('a')
+      element.setAttribute('href', 'data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(content))
+      element.setAttribute('download', filename)
+      element.style.display = 'none'
+      document.body.appendChild(element)
+      element.click()
+      document.body.removeChild(element)
+    },
+    async updateContextItems() {
+      this.kubeconfigError = ''
+      this.kubeconfigValid = true
+
+      // try to parse the kubeconfig
+      try {
+        const kc = YAML.parse(this.kubeConfig)
+        this.kubeContextItems = kc.contexts.map((c: any) => c.name)
+        if (this.kubeContextItems.length > 0) {
+          this.kubeContext = this.kubeContextItems[0]
+        }
+        if (kc['current-context']) {
+          this.kubeContext = kc['current-context']
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.kubeContextItems = []
+        this.kubeconfigError = 'Invalid kubeconfig'
+        this.kubeconfigValid = false
+      }
+
+      // test if the backend is able to validate the kubeconfig
+      try {
+        this.kubeconfigValid = await this.validateKubeconfig()
+        if (!this.kubeconfigValid) {
+          return
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.kubeconfigError = 'Invalid kubeconfig'
+        this.kubeconfigValid = false
+        return
+      }
+    },
+    async customNext(next: () => void) {
+      if (this.step === '1') {
+        this.kubeconfigValid = await this.validateKubeconfig()
+        if (!this.kubeconfigValid) {
+          return
+        }
+        this.generateConfig()
+      }
+      if (this.step === '2') {
+        this.generateConfig()
+      }
+      next()
+    },
+    async validateKubeconfig(): Promise<boolean> {
+      if (this.kubeConfig === '') {
+        //this.kubeconfigError = 'kubeconfig is empty'
+        this.kubeconfigError = ''
+        return false
+      }
+      if (this.kubeContext === '') {
+        this.kubeconfigError = 'context is not selected'
+        return false
+      }
+
+      const response = await axios.post('/api/config/k8s/kubeconfig/validate', {
+        kubeconfig: this.kubeConfig,
+        context: this.kubeContext
+      })
+
+      if (response.status === 200) {
+        if (response.data.valid) {
+          this.kubeconfigError = ''
+          this.kubeconfigValid = true
+          return true
+        } else {
+          this.kubeconfigError = response.data.error
+          this.kubeconfigValid = false
+          return false
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.kubeconfigError = response.data.error
+        this.kubeconfigValid = false
+        return false
+      }
+    }, 
+    generateConfig() {
+      this.dotenv.KUBECONFIG_BASE64 = btoa(this.kubeConfig)
+      //this.dotenv.KUBECONFIG_BASE64 = Buffer.from(this.kubeConfig).toString('base64')
+      this.dotenv.KUBERO_CONTEXT = this.kubeContext
+      this.dotenv.KUBERO_SESSION_KEY = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)
+      this.dotenv.KUBERO_WEBHOOK_SECRET = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)
+    }
+  },
+})
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+
+.v-textarea .v-field__input {
+  font-family: Consolas, Monaco, Lucida Console, Liberation Mono, DejaVu Sans Mono, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Courier New, monospace;
+  font-size: small;
+  font: 12px monospace;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/layouts/setup/Setup.vue b/client/src/layouts/setup/Setup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8946e389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/layouts/setup/Setup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<template>
+    <v-app>
+      <login-view />
+    </v-app>
+  </template>
+  
+  <script lang="ts" setup>
+    import LoginView from './View.vue'
+  </script>
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/layouts/setup/View.vue b/client/src/layouts/setup/View.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac4db202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/layouts/setup/View.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<template>
+    <v-main>
+      <router-view />
+    </v-main>
+  </template>
+  
+  <script lang="ts">
+  import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+  
+  export default defineComponent({
+    name: 'LoginView',
+  })
+  </script>
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/plugins/code-block.ts b/client/src/plugins/code-block.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b278d3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/plugins/code-block.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { createVCodeBlock } from '@wdns/vue-code-block';
+
+export default createVCodeBlock({
+    // options
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/plugins/index.ts b/client/src/plugins/index.ts
index ecc16c1a..1b6a4365 100644
--- a/client/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import vuetify from './vuetify'
 import router from '../router'
 import pinia from './pinia'
+import vCodeBlock from './code-block'
 
 // Types
 import type { App } from 'vue'
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ import type { App } from 'vue'
 export function registerPlugins (app: App) {
   app
     .use(pinia)
+    // @ts-ignore: Type missmatch
+    .use(vCodeBlock)
     .use(vuetify)
     .use(router)
 }
diff --git a/client/src/router/index.ts b/client/src/router/index.ts
index 088b43ed..5c0a9607 100644
--- a/client/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/router/index.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ const routes = [
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    path: '/setup',
+    component: () => import('@/layouts/setup/Setup.vue'),
+    children: [
+      {
+        path: '/setup',
+        name: 'Setup',
+        component: () => import('@/views/Setup.vue'),
+      },
+    ],
+  },
   {
     path: '/popup',
     component: () => import('@/layouts/default/Popup.vue'),
diff --git a/client/src/views/Setup.vue b/client/src/views/Setup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eeff2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/views/Setup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<template>
+    <LoginPrompt />
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import LoginPrompt from '@/components/setup/index.vue'
+</script>
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index 9f3e0f36..c7831e26 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -476,6 +476,17 @@
     path-browserify "^1.0.1"
     vscode-uri "^3.0.8"
 
+"@vue/compiler-core@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-core/-/compiler-core-3.5.13.tgz#b0ae6c4347f60c03e849a05d34e5bf747c9bda05"
+  integrity sha512-oOdAkwqUfW1WqpwSYJce06wvt6HljgY3fGeM9NcVA1HaYOij3mZG9Rkysn0OHuyUAGMbEbARIpsG+LPVlBJ5/Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/parser" "^7.25.3"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+    entities "^4.5.0"
+    estree-walker "^2.0.2"
+    source-map-js "^1.2.0"
+
 "@vue/compiler-core@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-core/-/compiler-core-3.5.9.tgz#d51fbfe6c18479b27fe6b1723344ba0832e4aacb"
@@ -487,6 +498,14 @@
     estree-walker "^2.0.2"
     source-map-js "^1.2.0"
 
+"@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-dom/-/compiler-dom-3.5.13.tgz#bb1b8758dbc542b3658dda973b98a1c9311a8a58"
+  integrity sha512-ZOJ46sMOKUjO3e94wPdCzQ6P1Lx/vhp2RSvfaab88Ajexs0AHeV0uasYhi99WPaogmBlRHNRuly8xV75cNTMDA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/compiler-core" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 "@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.9", "@vue/compiler-dom@^3.4.0":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-dom/-/compiler-dom-3.5.9.tgz#6fa2b7e536ae4c416fc2d60b7e9e33b3410eac7a"
@@ -495,6 +514,21 @@
     "@vue/compiler-core" "3.5.9"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
 
+"@vue/compiler-sfc@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-sfc/-/compiler-sfc-3.5.13.tgz#461f8bd343b5c06fac4189c4fef8af32dea82b46"
+  integrity sha512-6VdaljMpD82w6c2749Zhf5T9u5uLBWKnVue6XWxprDobftnletJ8+oel7sexFfM3qIxNmVE7LSFGTpv6obNyaQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/parser" "^7.25.3"
+    "@vue/compiler-core" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/compiler-dom" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/compiler-ssr" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+    estree-walker "^2.0.2"
+    magic-string "^0.30.11"
+    postcss "^8.4.48"
+    source-map-js "^1.2.0"
+
 "@vue/compiler-sfc@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-sfc/-/compiler-sfc-3.5.9.tgz#020b7654f1fde7c606a49ec4e4d2838e8e1a43c5"
@@ -510,6 +544,14 @@
     postcss "^8.4.47"
     source-map-js "^1.2.0"
 
+"@vue/compiler-ssr@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-ssr/-/compiler-ssr-3.5.13.tgz#e771adcca6d3d000f91a4277c972a996d07f43ba"
+  integrity sha512-wMH6vrYHxQl/IybKJagqbquvxpWCuVYpoUJfCqFZwa/JY1GdATAQ+TgVtgrwwMZ0D07QhA99rs/EAAWfvG6KpA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/compiler-dom" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 "@vue/compiler-ssr@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/compiler-ssr/-/compiler-ssr-3.5.9.tgz#e30f8e866589392421abcbfc0e0241470f3ca9a6"
@@ -554,6 +596,13 @@
     muggle-string "^0.4.1"
     path-browserify "^1.0.1"
 
+"@vue/reactivity@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/reactivity/-/reactivity-3.5.13.tgz#b41ff2bb865e093899a22219f5b25f97b6fe155f"
+  integrity sha512-NaCwtw8o48B9I6L1zl2p41OHo/2Z4wqYGGIK1Khu5T7yxrn+ATOixn/Udn2m+6kZKB/J7cuT9DbWWhRxqixACg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 "@vue/reactivity@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/reactivity/-/reactivity-3.5.9.tgz#8864a55e4c495666f3c679beb8f734489eeb042e"
@@ -561,6 +610,14 @@
   dependencies:
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
 
+"@vue/runtime-core@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/runtime-core/-/runtime-core-3.5.13.tgz#1fafa4bf0b97af0ebdd9dbfe98cd630da363a455"
+  integrity sha512-Fj4YRQ3Az0WTZw1sFe+QDb0aXCerigEpw418pw1HBUKFtnQHWzwojaukAs2X/c9DQz4MQ4bsXTGlcpGxU/RCIw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/reactivity" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 "@vue/runtime-core@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/runtime-core/-/runtime-core-3.5.9.tgz#e47f890734039f77dac86328cc059cf8188c5729"
@@ -569,6 +626,16 @@
     "@vue/reactivity" "3.5.9"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
 
+"@vue/runtime-dom@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/runtime-dom/-/runtime-dom-3.5.13.tgz#610fc795de9246300e8ae8865930d534e1246215"
+  integrity sha512-dLaj94s93NYLqjLiyFzVs9X6dWhTdAlEAciC3Moq7gzAc13VJUdCnjjRurNM6uTLFATRHexHCTu/Xp3eW6yoog==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/reactivity" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/runtime-core" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+    csstype "^3.1.3"
+
 "@vue/runtime-dom@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/runtime-dom/-/runtime-dom-3.5.9.tgz#088746207f74963d09b31ce7b79add0bf96aa337"
@@ -579,6 +646,14 @@
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
     csstype "^3.1.3"
 
+"@vue/server-renderer@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/server-renderer/-/server-renderer-3.5.13.tgz#429ead62ee51de789646c22efe908e489aad46f7"
+  integrity sha512-wAi4IRJV/2SAW3htkTlB+dHeRmpTiVIK1OGLWV1yeStVSebSQQOwGwIq0D3ZIoBj2C2qpgz5+vX9iEBkTdk5YA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/compiler-ssr" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 "@vue/server-renderer@3.5.9":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/server-renderer/-/server-renderer-3.5.9.tgz#3bf0736001623960d120ef01dee5045fad6efadb"
@@ -587,6 +662,11 @@
     "@vue/compiler-ssr" "3.5.9"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
 
+"@vue/shared@3.5.13":
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/shared/-/shared-3.5.13.tgz#87b309a6379c22b926e696893237826f64339b6f"
+  integrity sha512-/hnE/qP5ZoGpol0a5mDi45bOd7t3tjYJBjsgCsivow7D48cJeV5l05RD82lPqi7gRiphZM37rnhW1l6ZoCNNnQ==
+
 "@vue/shared@3.5.9", "@vue/shared@^3.4.0":
   version "3.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/shared/-/shared-3.5.9.tgz#713257216ea2cbf4e200cb9ae395c34ae2349385"
@@ -600,6 +680,16 @@
     find-cache-dir "^3.3.2"
     upath "^2.0.1"
 
+"@wdns/vue-code-block@^2.3.3":
+  version "2.3.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@wdns/vue-code-block/-/vue-code-block-2.3.3.tgz#8b9ade0530e9b710e44b7b1ba5a4a48d6a71cf06"
+  integrity sha512-eOsCTatfi/8/zcgk7yzjuu+t4Ms4Te9SwYUE5PA/+JYcgp+JXAnYBgvqwPFVoTVKq3IpQCiGZg2zMblssvUCUQ==
+  dependencies:
+    highlight.js "^11.8.0"
+    prismjs "^1.29.0"
+    ua-parser-js "^1.0.38"
+    vue "^3.4.31"
+
 "@yr/monotone-cubic-spline@^1.0.3":
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@yr/monotone-cubic-spline/-/monotone-cubic-spline-1.0.3.tgz#7272d89f8e4f6fb7a1600c28c378cc18d3b577b9"
@@ -1174,6 +1264,11 @@ he@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/he/-/he-1.2.0.tgz#84ae65fa7eafb165fddb61566ae14baf05664f0f"
   integrity sha512-F/1DnUGPopORZi0ni+CvrCgHQ5FyEAHRLSApuYWMmrbSwoN2Mn/7k+Gl38gJnR7yyDZk6WLXwiGod1JOWNDKGw==
 
+highlight.js@^11.8.0:
+  version "11.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-11.10.0.tgz#6e3600dc4b33d6dc23d5bd94fbf72405f5892b92"
+  integrity sha512-SYVnVFswQER+zu1laSya563s+F8VDGt7o35d4utbamowvUNLLMovFqwCLSocpZTz3MgaSRA1IbqRWZv97dtErQ==
+
 ignore@^5.2.0:
   version "5.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ignore/-/ignore-5.3.2.tgz#3cd40e729f3643fd87cb04e50bf0eb722bc596f5"
@@ -1477,6 +1572,11 @@ picocolors@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.0.tgz#5358b76a78cde483ba5cef6a9dc9671440b27d59"
   integrity sha512-TQ92mBOW0l3LeMeyLV6mzy/kWr8lkd/hp3mTg7wYK7zJhuBStmGMBG0BdeDZS/dZx1IukaX6Bk11zcln25o1Aw==
 
+picocolors@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz#3d321af3eab939b083c8f929a1d12cda81c26b6b"
+  integrity sha512-xceH2snhtb5M9liqDsmEw56le376mTZkEX/jEb/RxNFyegNul7eNslCXP9FDj/Lcu0X8KEyMceP2ntpaHrDEVA==
+
 picomatch@^2.3.1:
   version "2.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz#3ba3833733646d9d3e4995946c1365a67fb07a42"
@@ -1514,11 +1614,25 @@ postcss@^8.4.43, postcss@^8.4.47:
     picocolors "^1.1.0"
     source-map-js "^1.2.1"
 
+postcss@^8.4.48:
+  version "8.4.49"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.49.tgz#4ea479048ab059ab3ae61d082190fabfd994fe19"
+  integrity sha512-OCVPnIObs4N29kxTjzLfUryOkvZEq+pf8jTF0lg8E7uETuWHA+v7j3c/xJmiqpX450191LlmZfUKkXxkTry7nA==
+  dependencies:
+    nanoid "^3.3.7"
+    picocolors "^1.1.1"
+    source-map-js "^1.2.1"
+
 prelude-ls@^1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prelude-ls/-/prelude-ls-1.2.1.tgz#debc6489d7a6e6b0e7611888cec880337d316396"
   integrity sha512-vkcDPrRZo1QZLbn5RLGPpg/WmIQ65qoWWhcGKf/b5eplkkarX0m9z8ppCat4mlOqUsWpyNuYgO3VRyrYHSzX5g==
 
+prismjs@^1.29.0:
+  version "1.29.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prismjs/-/prismjs-1.29.0.tgz#f113555a8fa9b57c35e637bba27509dcf802dd12"
+  integrity sha512-Kx/1w86q/epKcmte75LNrEoT+lX8pBpavuAbvJWRXar7Hz8jrtF+e3vY751p0R8H9HdArwaCTNDDzHg/ScJK1Q==
+
 proxy-from-env@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz#e102f16ca355424865755d2c9e8ea4f24d58c3e2"
@@ -1777,6 +1891,11 @@ typescript@^5.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-5.6.2.tgz#d1de67b6bef77c41823f822df8f0b3bcff60a5a0"
   integrity sha512-NW8ByodCSNCwZeghjN3o+JX5OFH0Ojg6sadjEKY4huZ52TqbJTJnDo5+Tw98lSy63NZvi4n+ez5m2u5d4PkZyw==
 
+ua-parser-js@^1.0.38:
+  version "1.0.39"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ua-parser-js/-/ua-parser-js-1.0.39.tgz#bfc07f361549bf249bd8f4589a4cccec18fd2018"
+  integrity sha512-k24RCVWlEcjkdOxYmVJgeD/0a1TiSpqLg+ZalVGV9lsnr4yqu0w7tX/x2xX6G4zpkgQnRf89lxuZ1wsbjXM8lw==
+
 undici-types@~5.26.4:
   version "5.26.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz#bcd539893d00b56e964fd2657a4866b221a65617"
@@ -1909,6 +2028,17 @@ vue@^3.0.0, vue@^3.4.0:
     "@vue/server-renderer" "3.5.9"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.9"
 
+vue@^3.4.31:
+  version "3.5.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue/-/vue-3.5.13.tgz#9f760a1a982b09c0c04a867903fc339c9f29ec0a"
+  integrity sha512-wmeiSMxkZCSc+PM2w2VRsOYAZC8GdipNFRTsLSfodVqI9mbejKeXEGr8SckuLnrQPGe3oJN5c3K0vpoU9q/wCQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/compiler-dom" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/compiler-sfc" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/runtime-dom" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/server-renderer" "3.5.13"
+    "@vue/shared" "3.5.13"
+
 vuetify@^3.4.0:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vuetify/-/vuetify-3.7.2.tgz#e37fa4c191ea00144de5943315cbf77ddb80448d"
@@ -1956,6 +2086,11 @@ xterm@^5.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xterm/-/xterm-5.3.0.tgz#867daf9cc826f3d45b5377320aabd996cb0fce46"
   integrity sha512-8QqjlekLUFTrU6x7xck1MsPzPA571K5zNqWm0M0oroYEWVOptZ0+ubQSkQ3uxIEhcIHRujJy6emDWX4A7qyFzg==
 
+yaml@^2.6.1:
+  version "2.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-2.6.1.tgz#42f2b1ba89203f374609572d5349fb8686500773"
+  integrity sha512-7r0XPzioN/Q9kXBro/XPnA6kznR73DHq+GXh5ON7ZozRO6aMjbmiBuKste2wslTFkC5d1dw0GooOCepZXJ2SAg==
+
 yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz#0294eb3dee05028d31ee1a5fa2c556a6aaf10a1b"
diff --git a/server/src/kubero.ts b/server/src/kubero.ts
index e4456b15..3969286b 100644
--- a/server/src/kubero.ts
+++ b/server/src/kubero.ts
@@ -944,7 +944,8 @@ export class Kubero {
                 }
             }
         } catch (error) {
-            console.log('Error: getSleepEnabled: ', error)
+            console.log('❌ getSleepEnabled: could not check for Zeropod')
+            //console.log(error)
             return false
         }
         
diff --git a/server/src/modules/kubectl.ts b/server/src/modules/kubectl.ts
index cd4311e1..38a50173 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/kubectl.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/kubectl.ts
@@ -54,29 +54,35 @@ export class Kubectl {
     private exec: Exec = {} as Exec;
 
     constructor() {
-        //this.config = config;
         this.kc = new KubeConfig();
+        this.log = new KubeLog(this.kc);
+        this.kubeVersion = new VersionInfo();
+        this.initKubeConfig();
+    }
+
+    private initKubeConfig() {
+        //this.config = config;
         //this.kc.loadFromDefault(); // should not be used since we want also load from base64 ENV var
 
         if (process.env.KUBECONFIG_BASE64) {
-            debug.log("Use kubectl config from base64");
             let buff = Buffer.from(process.env.KUBECONFIG_BASE64, 'base64');
             const kubeconfig = buff.toString('ascii');
             this.kc.loadFromString(kubeconfig);
+
+            debug.log("ℹ️  Kubeconfig loaded from base64");
         } else if(process.env.KUBECONFIG_PATH) {
-            debug.log("Use kubectl config from file " + process.env.KUBECONFIG_PATH);
             this.kc.loadFromFile(process.env.KUBECONFIG_PATH);
+            debug.log("ℹ️  Kubeconfig loaded from file " + process.env.KUBECONFIG_PATH);
         } else{
             try {
                 this.kc.loadFromCluster();
-                debug.log("Kubeconfig loaded from cluster");
+                debug.log("ℹ️  Kubeconfig loaded from cluster");
             } catch (error) {
                 debug.log("❌ Error loading from cluster");
-                debug.log(error);
+                //debug.log(error);
             }
         }
 
-        this.log = new KubeLog(this.kc);
 
         try {
             this.versionApi = this.kc.makeApiClient(VersionApi);
@@ -90,20 +96,25 @@ export class Kubectl {
             this.exec = new Exec(this.kc)
             this.customObjectsApi = this.kc.makeApiClient(CustomObjectsApi);
         } catch (error) {
-            debug.log("❌ Error creating api clients. Check kubeconfig, cluster connectivity and context");
-            debug.log(error);
+            console.log("❌ Error creating api clients. Check kubeconfig, cluster connectivity and context");
+            //debug.log(error);
             this.kubeVersion = void 0;
             return;
         }
 
-        this.kubeVersion = new VersionInfo();
         this.getKubeVersion()
         .then(v => {
+            if (v && v.gitVersion) {
+                console.log("ℹ️  Kube version: " + v.gitVersion);
+            } else {
+                console.log("❌ Failed to get Kubernetes version");
+                process.env.KUBERO_SETUP = 'enabled';
+            }
             this.kubeVersion = v;
         })
         .catch(error => {
-            debug.log("❌ Error getting kube version");
-            debug.log(error);
+            console.log("❌ Failed to get Kubernetes version");
+            //debug.log(error);
         });
 
         this.getOperatorVersion()
@@ -111,14 +122,13 @@ export class Kubectl {
             debug.log("ℹ️  Operator version: " + v);
             this.kuberoOperatorVersion = v || 'unknown';
         })
-
     }
 
     public async getKubeVersion(): Promise<VersionInfo | void>{
         // TODO and WARNING: This does not respect the context set by the user!
         try {
             let versionInfo = await this.versionApi.getCode()
-            debug.debug(JSON.stringify(versionInfo.body));
+            //debug.debug(JSON.stringify(versionInfo.body));
             return versionInfo.body;
         } catch (error) {
             debug.log("getKubeVersion: error getting kube version");
@@ -133,7 +143,8 @@ export class Kubectl {
         if (contextName) {
             const pods = await this.getPods(namespace, contextName) 
             .catch(error => {
-                debug.log("Failed to get Operator Version", error);
+                debug.log("❌ Failed to get Operator Version");
+                //debug.log(error);
                 //return 'error';
             });
             if (pods) {
@@ -178,7 +189,7 @@ export class Kubectl {
             return pipelines.body as IKubectlPipelineList;
         } catch (error) {
             //debug.log(error);
-            debug.log("getPipelinesList: error getting pipelines");
+            debug.log("❌ getPipelinesList: error getting pipelines");
         }
         const pipelines = {} as IKubectlPipelineList;
         pipelines.items = [];
@@ -197,7 +208,8 @@ export class Kubectl {
             "kuberopipelines",
             pipeline
         ).catch(error => {
-            debug.log(error);
+            debug.log("❌ Error creating pipeline: " + pl.name);
+            //debug.log(error);
         });
     }
 
@@ -215,7 +227,8 @@ export class Kubectl {
             pl.name,
             pipeline
         ).catch(error => {
-            debug.log(error);
+            debug.log("❌ Error updating pipeline: " + pl.name);
+            //debug.log(error);
         });
     }
 
@@ -243,7 +256,8 @@ export class Kubectl {
             "kuberopipelines",
             pipelineName
         ).catch(error => {
-            debug.log(error);
+            //debug.log(error);
+            debug.log("getPipeline: error getting pipeline");
             throw error;
         });
         if (pipeline) {
@@ -343,7 +357,7 @@ export class Kubectl {
             )
             return appslist.body as IKubectlAppList;
         } catch (error) {
-            debug.log(error);
+            //debug.log(error);
             debug.log("getAppsList: error getting apps");
         }
         const appslist = {} as IKubectlAppList;
@@ -409,7 +423,7 @@ export class Kubectl {
             //let operators = response.body as KubernetesListObject<KubernetesObject>;
             operators = response.body as any // TODO : fix type. This is a hacky way to get the type to work
         } catch (error) {
-            debug.log(error);
+            //debug.log(error);
             debug.log("error getting operators");
         }
 
@@ -1074,7 +1088,7 @@ export class Kubectl {
             //console.log(config.body);
             return config.body;
         } catch (error) {
-            debug.log(error);
+            //debug.log(error);
             debug.log("getKuberoConfig: error getting config");
         }
     }
@@ -1227,4 +1241,96 @@ export class Kubectl {
             debug.log("getJobs: error getting jobs");
         }
     }
+
+    public async validateKubeconfig(kubeconfig: string, kubeContext: string): Promise<{error: any, valid: boolean}> {
+        // validate config for setup process
+        
+        //let buff = Buffer.from(configBase64, 'base64');
+        //const kubeconfig = buff.toString('ascii');
+
+        const kc = new KubeConfig();
+        kc.loadFromString(kubeconfig);
+        kc.setCurrentContext(kubeContext);
+
+        try {
+            const versionApi = kc.makeApiClient(VersionApi);
+            let versionInfo = await versionApi.getCode()
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(versionInfo.body));
+            return { error: null, valid: true };
+        } catch (error: any) {
+            console.log("Error validating kubeconfig: " + error);
+            console.log(error);
+            return {error: error.message, valid: false};
+        }
+    }
+
+    public updateKubectlConfig(kubeconfig: string, kubeContext: string) {
+        // update kubeconfig in the kubectl instance
+        /*
+        this.kc.loadFromString(kubeconfig);
+        this.kc.setCurrentContext(kubeContext);
+        */
+        this.initKubeConfig();
+        console.log(kubeContext, this.kc.getCurrentContext());
+
+        console.log("Kubeconfig updated");
+    }
+
+    public async checkNamespace(namespace: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        try {
+            const ns = await this.coreV1Api.readNamespace(namespace);
+            return true;
+        } catch (error) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async checkPod(namespace: string, podName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        try {
+            const pod = await this.coreV1Api.readNamespacedPod(podName, namespace);
+            return true;
+        } catch (error) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async checkDeployment(namespace: string, deploymentName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        try {
+            const deployment = await this.appsV1Api.readNamespacedDeployment(deploymentName, namespace);
+            return true;
+        } catch (error) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async checkCustomResourceDefinition(plural: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        try {
+            const crd = await this.customObjectsApi.listClusterCustomObject(
+                'apiextensions.k8s.io',
+                'v1',
+                plural
+            );
+            return true;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log(error);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async createNamespace(namespace: string): Promise<any> {
+        const ns = {
+            apiVersion: 'v1',
+            kind: 'Namespace',
+            metadata: {
+                name: namespace
+            }
+        }
+        try {
+            return await this.coreV1Api.createNamespace(ns);
+        } catch (error) {
+            //console.log(error);
+            console.log('ERROR creating namespace');
+        }
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/modules/settings.ts b/server/src/modules/settings.ts
index 19a904d2..49a04c49 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/settings.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/settings.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ export class Settings {
 
         const namespace = process.env.KUBERO_NAMESPACE || "kubero"
         let kuberoes = await this.kubectl.getKuberoConfig(namespace)
-/*
+
         let configMap: KuberoConfig
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
             configMap = new KuberoConfig(kuberoes.spec.kubero.config)
         } else {
             configMap = new KuberoConfig(this.readConfig())
         }
-*/
+
         let config: any = {}
         config.settings = kuberoes.spec
 
@@ -176,10 +176,33 @@ export class Settings {
     }
 
     public async getDefaultRegistry(): Promise<any> {
-        const namespace = process.env.KUBERO_NAMESPACE || "kubero"
-        let kuberoes = await this.kubectl.getKuberoConfig(namespace)
+        
+        let registry = process.env.KUBERO_REGISTRY || {
+            account:{
+              hash: '$2y$05$czQZpvtDYc5OzM/1r1pH0eAplT/okohh/mXoWl/Y65ZP/8/jnSWZq',
+              password: 'kubero',
+              username: 'kubero',
+
+            },
+            create: false,
+            enabled: false,
+            host: 'registry.demo.kubero.dev',
+            port: 443,
+            storage: '1Gi',
+            storageClassName: null,
+            subpath: "",
+
+        }
+        try {
+            const namespace = process.env.KUBERO_NAMESPACE || "kubero"
+            const kuberoes = await this.kubectl.getKuberoConfig(namespace)
+            registry = kuberoes.spec.registry
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log("Error getting kuberoes config")
+        }
+        return registry
+        
 
-        return kuberoes.spec.registry
     }
 
     public async getDomains(): Promise<any> {
@@ -196,4 +219,76 @@ export class Settings {
     private checkAdminDisabled() {
         return this.runningConfig.kubero.admin?.disabled || false
     }
+
+    public async validateKubeconfig(kubeConfig: string, kubeContext: string): Promise<any> {
+        if (process.env.KUBERO_SETUP != "enabled") {
+            return {
+                error: "Setup is disabled. Set env KUBERO_SETUP=enabled and retry",
+                status: "error"
+            }
+        }
+        return this.kubectl.validateKubeconfig(kubeConfig, kubeContext)
+    }
+
+    public updateRunningConfig(kubeConfig: string, kubeContext: string, kuberoNamespace: string, KuberoSessionKey: string, kuberoWebhookSecret: string): {error: string, status: string} {
+
+        if (process.env.KUBERO_SETUP != "enabled") {
+            return {
+                error: "Setup is disabled. Set env KUBERO_SETUP=enabled and retry",
+                status: "error"
+            }
+        }
+       
+        process.env.KUBERO_CONTEXT = kubeContext
+        process.env.KUBERO_NAMESPACE = kuberoNamespace
+        process.env.KUBERO_SESSION_KEY = KuberoSessionKey
+        process.env.KUBECONFIG_BASE64 = kubeConfig
+        process.env.KUBERO_SETUP = "disabled"
+
+        this.kubectl.updateKubectlConfig(kubeConfig, kubeContext)
+
+        this.kubectl.createNamespace(kuberoNamespace)
+        return {
+            error: "",
+            status: "ok"
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async checkComponent(component: string): Promise<any> {
+        let ret = {
+            //reason : "Component not found",
+            status: "error"
+        }
+
+        if (component === "operator") {
+            //let operator = await this.kubectl.checkCustomResourceDefinition("kuberoes.application.kubero.dev")
+            let operator = await this.kubectl.checkNamespace("kubero-operator-system")
+            if (operator) {
+                ret.status = "ok"
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (component === "metrics") {
+            let metrics = await this.kubectl.checkDeployment("kube-system", "metrics-server")
+            if (metrics) {
+                ret.status = "ok"
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (component === "debug") {
+            let metrics = await this.kubectl.checkNamespace("default")
+            if (metrics) {
+                ret.status = "ok"
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (component === "ingress") {
+            let ingress = await this.kubectl.checkNamespace("ingress-nginx")
+            if (ingress) {
+                ret.status = "ok"
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ret
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/routes/config.ts b/server/src/routes/config.ts
index 15a7a4cb..f1b5ae6a 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const bearerMiddleware = auth.getBearerMiddleware();
 
 
 import debug from 'debug';
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 debug('app:routes')
 
 Router.get('/config', authMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
@@ -66,6 +67,55 @@ Router.get('/config/registry', authMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res
     res.send(await req.app.locals.settings.getDefaultRegistry());
 });
 
+Router.post('/config/k8s/kubeconfig/validate', authMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
+    // #swagger.tags = ['UI']
+    // #swagger.summary = 'Validate the kubeconfig'
+    // #swagger.description = 'Validate the kubeconfig for setup process'
+    // #swagger.parameters['kubeconfig'] = { description: 'Kubeconfig' }
+    const kubeconfig = req.body.kubeconfig;
+    const kubeContext = req.body.context;
+    const result = await req.app.locals.settings.validateKubeconfig(kubeconfig, kubeContext);
+    res.send(result);
+});
+
+Router.post('/config/setup/save', authMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
+    // #swagger.tags = ['UI']
+    // #swagger.summary = 'Save the initial Kubero configuration'
+    // #swagger.description = 'Save the initial Kubero configuration'
+    // #swagger.parameters['KUBECONFIG_BASE64'] = { description: 'Base 64 encoded Kubeconfig' }
+    // #swagger.parameters['KUBERO_CONTEXT'] = { description: 'Kubernetes context' }
+    // #swagger.parameters['KUBERO_NAMESPACE'] = { description: 'Kubero namespace' }
+    // #swagger.parameters['KUBERO_SESSION_KEY'] = { description: 'Kubero UI session key' }
+    const kubeconfigBase64 = req.body.KUBECONFIG_BASE64;
+    const kubeContext = req.body.KUBERO_CONTEXT;
+    const kuberoNamespace = req.body.KUBERO_NAMESPACE;
+    const KuberoSessionKey = req.body.KUBERO_SESSION_KEY;
+    const kuberoWebhookSecret = req.body.KUBERO_WEBHOOK_SECRET;
+
+    // Base64 decode the kubeconfig
+    const kubeconfigDecoded = Buffer.from(kubeconfigBase64, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
+    const resultValidation = await req.app.locals.settings.validateKubeconfig(kubeconfigDecoded, kubeContext);
+    if (resultValidation.valid === false) {
+        res.send(resultValidation);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const resultUpdateConfig = await req.app.locals.settings.updateRunningConfig(kubeconfigBase64, kubeContext, kuberoNamespace, KuberoSessionKey, kuberoWebhookSecret);
+
+    req.app.locals.kubero.updateState();
+
+    res.send(resultUpdateConfig);
+});
+
+Router.get('/config/setup/check/:component', authMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
+    // #swagger.tags = ['UI']
+    // #swagger.summary = 'Check if a specific component is installed'
+    // #swagger.parameters['component'] = { description: 'Component to check' }
+    const component = req.params.component;
+    const result = await req.app.locals.settings.checkComponent(component);
+    res.send(result);
+});
+
 
 Router.get('/cli/config/k8s/context', bearerMiddleware, async function (req: Request, res: Response) {
     // #swagger.tags = ['Config']