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<h2>PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to the HEAD of the source tree</h2>
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If you are using a released version of Kubernetes, you should
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refer to the docs that go with that version.
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<strong>
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The latest release of this document can be found
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[here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.1/docs/user-guide/connecting-to-applications-port-forward.md).
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Documentation for other releases can be found at
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[releases.k8s.io](http://releases.k8s.io).
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</strong>
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# Connecting to applications: kubectl port-forward
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kubectl port-forward forwards connections to a local port to a port on a pod. Its man page is available [here](kubectl/kubectl_port-forward.md). Compared to [kubectl proxy](accessing-the-cluster.md#using-kubectl-proxy), `kubectl port-forward` is more generic as it can forward TCP traffic while `kubectl proxy` can only forward HTTP traffic. This guide demonstrates how to use `kubectl port-forward` to connect to a Redis database, which may be useful for database debugging.
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## Creating a Redis master
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```console
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$ kubectl create examples/redis/redis-master.yaml
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pods/redis-master
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```
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wait until the Redis master pod is Running and Ready,
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```console
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$ kubectl get pods
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NAME           READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
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redis-master   2/2       Running   0          41s
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```
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## Connecting to the Redis master[a]
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The Redis master is listening on port 6397, to verify this,
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```console
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$ kubectl get pods redis-master -t='{{(index (index .spec.containers 0).ports 0).containerPort}}{{"\n"}}'
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6379
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```
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then we forward the port 6379 on the local workstation to the port 6379 of pod redis-master,
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```console
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$ kubectl port-forward redis-master 6379:6379
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I0710 14:43:38.274550    3655 portforward.go:225] Forwarding from 127.0.0.1:6379 -> 6379
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I0710 14:43:38.274797    3655 portforward.go:225] Forwarding from [::1]:6379 -> 6379
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```
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To verify the connection is successful, we run a redis-cli on the local workstation,
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```console
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$ redis-cli
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127.0.0.1:6379> ping
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PONG
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```
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Now one can debug the database from the local workstation.
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