Need to do ssh to Kubernetes pod

Question

Is it possible to take ssh to pod. eg: ssh pod_ip

I know we can do this with kubectl command. But I need to do ssh from my local linux machine where I doesn't have kubectl

Thanks

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45714658/need-to-do-ssh-to-kubernetes-pod

Answer 1

Firstly, you have to ensure that the openssh-server has been installed and running in the pod. If not, you can use kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -n <namespace> -- bash to access the pod. If your pod are running Ubuntu, do apt-get install -y openssh-server.

Secondly, pods are running in a virtual IP subnet assigned by network service. They are accessible to any Master nodes and Worker nodes in the cluster. You can do ssh from any of the Host OS.