How to connect to Managed Service for Kubernetes® clusters using kubectl

Use the public endpoint to connect to the cluster from the internet and the private endpoint to connect from a Compute virtual machine.

From the internet

1. Generate a kubeconfig file:

   nebius mk8s cluster get-credentials \
     --id <cluster_ID> --external
   

2. Use kubectl:

   kubectl cluster-info
   

From a Compute VM

Requirements to connect to a VM with private IP address

To connect to a Managed Service for Kubernetes cluster from a Compute VM using a private IP address or another cluster using a private load balancer, both must be in the same region and subnet.

1. Generate a kubeconfig file:

   nebius mk8s cluster get-credentials \
     --id <cluster_ID> --internal
   

2. Use kubectl:

   kubectl cluster-info