How do I access MySQL as a Service on Kubernetes? - mysql

Question

I have the following deployment...
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: mysql-data-disk
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 1Gi
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: mysql-deployment
labels:
app: mysql
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels:
app: mysql
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: mysql
spec:
containers:
- name: mysql
image: mysql:5.7
ports:
- containerPort: 3306
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: "/var/lib/mysql"
subPath: "mysql"
name: mysql-data
env:
- name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mysql-secrets
key: ROOT_PASSWORD
volumes:
- name: mysql-data
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: mysql-data-disk
This works great I can access the db like this...
kubectl exec -it mysql-deployment-<POD-ID> -- /bin/bash
Then I run...
mysql -u root -h localhost -p
And I can log into it. However, when I try to access it as a service by using the following yaml...
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: mysql-service
spec:
selector:
app: mysql
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 3306
targetPort: 3306
I can see it by running this kubectl describe service mysql-service I get...
Name: mysql-service
Namespace: default
Labels: <none>
Annotations: kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration:
{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Service","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"mysql-service","namespace":"default"},"spec":{"ports":[{"port":33...
Selector: app=mysql
Type: ClusterIP
IP: 10.101.1.232
Port: <unset> 3306/TCP
TargetPort: 3306/TCP
Endpoints: 172.17.0.4:3306
Session Affinity: None
Events: <none>
and I get the ip by running kubectl cluster-info
#kubectl cluster-info
Kubernetes master is running at https://192.168.99.100:8443
KubeDNS is running at https://192.168.99.100:8443/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/services/kube-dns:dns/proxy
but when I try to connect using Oracle SQL Developer like this...
It says it cannot connect.
How do I connect to the MySQL running on K8s?

Answer 1

Service type ClusterIP will not be accessible outside of Pod network.
If you don't have LoadBalancer option, then you have to use either Service type NodePort or kubectl port-forward

Answer 2

You need your mysql service to be of Type NodePort instead of ClusterIP to access it outside Kubernetes.
Use the Node Port in your client config
Example Service:
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: mysql-service
spec:
type: NodePort
selector:
app: mysql
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 3306
nodePort: 30036
targetPort: 3306
So then you can use the port: 30036 in your client.