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
From a Compute VM

Generate a kubeconfig file:

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

Use kubectl:
```
kubectl cluster-info
```

You can limit access to the public endpoint and only allow certain IP addresses to connect to the cluster. For more information, see Access restriction for a public endpoint of a Managed Service for Kubernetes® cluster.

Requirements to connect to a VM with private IP addressTo 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.

Generate a kubeconfig file:

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

Use kubectl:
```
kubectl cluster-info
```

Enabling or disabling health checks Network requirements

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