# How to access iximiuz Labs Kubernetes cluster

1. Go to https://labs.iximiuz.com/challenges/kubernetes-pod-with-faulty-init-sequence or any other K8s-backed challenge, tutorial, or playground.
2. Click "Start" and wait until it's warmed up.
3. In the playground's web terminal, run `kubectl proxy --address=0.0.0.0 --accept-hosts='.*'`
4. Expose the `8001` port using the "Expose HTTP port" button in the page header's right corner. Make sure to **allow public access**.
5. On your local machine, create a `kubeconfig` file with the following content (using the URL generated on the previous step):

# $(pwd)/kubeconfig
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- name: cluster1
  cluster:
    server: https://<rand>-<rand>.node-<rand>.iximiuz.com
users:
- name: user1
  user:
    token: notoken
contexts:
- name: context1
  context:
    cluster: cluster1
    user: user1
current-context: context1

6. Test it with `kubectl --kubeconfig $(pwd)/kubeconfig get all`