Configuring access to a Kubernetes cluster

Podman Desktop configures the access to Kubernetes clusters automatically when:

• Creating a Kind-powered local Kubernetes cluster.
• Creating an OpenShift Local cluster.
• Configuring access to a Developer Sandbox.

You can also use the Kubernetes CLI to configure access to your Kubernetes cluster:

Prerequisites

• You have credentials for your Kubernetes cluster.

Procedure

1. (Optionally) Go to Settings > Preferences > Kubernetes to adapt your kubeconfig file location, when different from the default $HOME/.kube/config.

2. Register your Kubernetes cluster:

   kubectl config set-cluster <cluster-name> --server=<server-url>

Verification

• You can view and select the Kubernetes cluster in Podman Desktop

Additional resources

• Kubernetes documentation: Configure access to multiple clusters