Use an HTTP Proxy to Access the Kubernetes API

    You need to have a Kubernetes cluster, and the kubectl command-line tool must be configured to communicate with your cluster. It is recommended to run this tutorial on a cluster with at least two nodes that are not acting as control plane hosts. If you do not already have a cluster, you can create one by using or you can use one of these Kubernetes playgrounds:

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    This command starts a proxy to the Kubernetes API server:

    1. kubectl proxy --port=8080

    When the proxy server is running, you can explore the API using curl, wget, or a browser.

    The output should look similar to this:

    1. {
    2.   "kind": "APIVersions",
    3.   "versions": [
    4.     "v1"
    5.   ],
    6.     {
    7.       "clientCIDR": "0.0.0.0/0",
    9.     }
    10.   ]
    11. }

    Get a list of pods:

    1. {
    2.   "kind": "PodList",
    3.   "apiVersion": "v1",
    4.   "metadata": {
    5.     "resourceVersion": "33074"
    6.   },
    7.     {
    9.         "name": "kubernetes-bootcamp-2321272333-ix8pt",
    10.         "generateName": "kubernetes-bootcamp-2321272333-",
    11.         "namespace": "default",
    12.         "uid": "ba21457c-6b1d-11e6-85f7-1ef9f1dab92b",
    13.         "resourceVersion": "33003",
    14.         "creationTimestamp": "2016-08-25T23:43:30Z",
    15.         "labels": {
    16.           "pod-template-hash": "2321272333",
    17.           "run": "kubernetes-bootcamp"
    18.         },

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