Access MAIA Resources
To access the resources (pods) on the cluster, two different options are available: a direct pod access (either with * kubectl or KubeNav), and a port-forwarding to access the services on the localhost* address.
Direct Pod Access
Kubectl Access
To access a pod as root with kubectl, run:
kubectl exec -it POD_NAME bash
KubeNav access
To access a pod as root with KubeNav, navigate on the interface to find the pod, then, inside the Container space,
click on the TERM icon:
Port forwarding and service access
Kubectl port-forwarding
In order to access the available services (kubectl get svc), you can forward the remote cluster port to a local port:
kubectl port-forward svc/SERVICE_NAME LOCAL_PORT_1:REMOTE_SERVER_PORT_1 LOCAL_PORT_2:REMOTE_SERVER_PORT_2
After port-forwarding, the corresponding services are available at localhost:PORT_1, localhost:PORT_2, ...
SSH Access
As an example, to access a resource via SSH:
kubectl port-forward svc/SERVICE_NAME LOCAL_PORT:22
ssh USERNAME@localhost -p LOCAL_PORT
KubeNav port-forwarding
To access the available cluster services, you can forward the remote cluster port to a local port using the KubeNav interface.
To do so, navigate to the desired service, and click the ports to forward under Configuration → Ports.
Then, insert the LOCAL_PORT number and click START.
Created: December 17, 2023