tldr/pages/common/kubectl-port-forward.md

kubectl port-forward

Forward one or more local ports to a pod. More information: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_port-forward/.

• Forward local ports 5000 and 6000 to the pod ports 5000 and 6000:

kubectl port-forward {{[po|pods]}}/{{pod_name}} 5000 6000

• Forward a random local port to the pod port 5000:

kubectl port-forward {{[po|pods]}}/{{pod_name}} :5000

• Forward local ports 5000 and 6000 to the deployment ports 5000 and 6000:

kubectl port-forward {{[deploy|deployment]}}/{{deployment_name}} 5000 6000

• Forward local port 8443 to the service port named https:

kubectl port-forward {{[svc|service]}}/{{service_name}} 8443:https

• Forward port 8888 on all addresses to the pod port 5000:

kubectl port-forward {{[po|pods]}}/{{pod_name}} 8888:5000 --address 0.0.0.0

• Forward port 8888 on localhost and selected IP to the pod port 5000:

kubectl port-forward {{[po|pods]}}/{{pod_name}} 8888:5000 --address localhost,{{10.19.21.23}}