Question
I have a kubernetes cluster running on azure. What is the way to access the cluster from local kubectl command. I referred to here but on the kubernetes master node there is no kube config file. Also, kubectl config view results in
apiVersion: v1
clusters: []
contexts: []
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users: []
Answer
Found a way to access remote kubernetes cluster without ssh'ing to one of the nodes in cluster. You need to edit ~/.kube/config file as below :
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
server: http://<master-ip>:<port>
name: test
contexts:
- context:
cluster: test
user: test
name: test
Then set context by executing:
kubectl config use-context test
After this you should be able to interact with the cluster.
Note : To add certification and key use following link : http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/kubeconfig-file/
Alternately, you can also try following command
kubectl config set-cluster test-cluster --server=http://<master-ip>:<port> --api-version=v1
kubectl config use-context test-cluster
