Kubernetes: how to connect to service from outside the cluster?

Question

I have created a service using this manual: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/stateless-application/expose-external-ip-address-service/

The service has IP in this example (10.32.0.16, by kubectl describe services example-service command) and we can create proxy_pass rule: proxy_pass http://10.32.0.16:8080; in external (outside the cluster) nginx.

This IP is always different (it depends on number of services, etc..). How can I specify this service for my external nginx?

Answer 1

You can either:

• specify a fixed IP for a service
• proxy to the service DNS name