{{- 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 }}.svc.cluster.local 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://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide 2. mc config host add {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}-local http://localhost:9000 {{ .Values.accessKey }} {{ .Values.secretKey }} S3v4 3. mc ls {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}-local Alternately, you can use your browser or the Minio SDK to access the server - https://docs.minio.io/categories/17 {{- 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://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide 2. mc config host add {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}-local http://:{{ .Values.service.port }} {{ .Values.accessKey }} {{ .Values.secretKey }} S3v4 3. mc ls {{ template "minio.fullname" . }}-local Alternately, you can use your browser or the Minio SDK to access the server - https://docs.minio.io/categories/17 {{- 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 }}