{{- if eq .Values.service.type "ClusterIP" "NodePort" }} MinIO can be accessed via port {{ .Values.service.port }} on the following DNS name from within your cluster: {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.{{ .Values.clusterDomain }} To access MinIO from localhost, run the below commands: 1. export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "release={{ .Release.Name }}" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") 2. kubectl port-forward $POD_NAME 9000 --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} Read more about port forwarding here: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_port-forward/ You can now access MinIO server on http://localhost:9000. Follow the below steps to connect to MinIO server with mc client: 1. Download the MinIO mc client - https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html#quickstart 2. export MC_HOST_{{ template "minio.fullname" . }}_local=http://$(kubectl get secret --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ template "minio.secretName" . }} -o jsonpath="{.data.rootUser}" | base64 --decode):$(kubectl get secret --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ template "minio.secretName" . }} -o jsonpath="{.data.rootPassword}" | base64 --decode)@localhost:{{ .Values.service.port }} 3. mc ls {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}_local {{- end }} {{- if eq .Values.service.type "LoadBalancer" }} MinIO can be accessed via port {{ .Values.service.port }} on an external IP address. Get the service external IP address by: kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l app={{ template "minio.fullname" . }} Note that the public IP may take a couple of minutes to be available. You can now access MinIO server on http://:9000. Follow the below steps to connect to MinIO server with mc client: 1. Download the MinIO mc client - https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html#quickstart 2. export MC_HOST_{{ template "minio.fullname" . }}_local=http://$(kubectl get secret {{ template "minio.secretName" . }} --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.data.rootUser}" | base64 --decode):$(kubectl get secret {{ template "minio.secretName" . }} -o jsonpath="{.data.rootPassword}" | base64 --decode)@:{{ .Values.service.port }} 3. mc ls {{ template "minio.fullname" . }} Alternately, you can use your browser or the MinIO SDK to access the server - https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-server/minio-server.html {{- end }} {{ if and (.Values.networkPolicy.enabled) (not .Values.networkPolicy.allowExternal) }} Note: Since NetworkPolicy is enabled, only pods with label {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}-client=true" will be able to connect to this minio cluster. {{- end }}