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kubernetes:warp:ff75c
Forward one or more local ports of a service
$ kubectl port-forward svc/${service_name} ${local_port}:${service_port}
try on your machine
The command you provided is used to create a tunnel between a local port and a Kubernetes service.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
kubectl
: It is the command-line tool for interacting with Kubernetes clusters.port-forward
: It is a kubectl sub-command that sets up a network proxy between a local port and a Kubernetes service, allowing you to access the service using your localhost.svc/${service_name}
:${service_name}
is a placeholder for the actual name of the Kubernetes service you want to forward ports for.svc/
is used as a prefix to specify that the name refers to a service.${local_port}:${service_port}
:${local_port}
is the port number on your local machine where you want to receive the forwarded traffic.${service_port}
is the port number of the Kubernetes service to which you want to forward traffic.
So, the command establishes a connection between your local machine's ${local_port}
and the ${service_port}
of the ${service_name}
Kubernetes service. Any traffic received on the ${local_port}
will be forwarded to the ${service_name}
service.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.