Access Kubernetes API using minKube

Question

How do I access Kubernetes API using minKube because currently I'm not able to find the port through which Kubernetes cluster can be accessed.

Answer 1

Running minikube start will automatically configure kubectl.

You can run minikube ip to get the IP that your minikube is on. The API server runs on 8443 by default.

Answer 2

Try these commands:

kubectl proxy --port=8080

You can then access the API with

curl http://localhost:8080/api/

This also allows you to browse the API in your browser. Start minikube using

minikube start --extra-config=apiserver.Features.EnableSwaggerUI=true

then start kubectl proxy, and navigate to http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/ in your browser.

You can access the Kubernetes API with curl directly using

curl --cacert ~/.minikube/ca.crt --cert ~/.minikube/client.crt --key ~/.minikube/client.key